According to a Federal Security Service whistleblower, the Russian government planned to attack Japan before launching a war of aggression in Ukraine. They are said to have had an “insane will to war”.
Since the end of World War II, a conflict between Russia and Japan. In particular, these are the islands of Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai in the Kuril Islands chain. The Soviet Union confiscated them after the war, but the Tokyo government claims the areas for itself. Even a peace treaty between the two countries was never signed. The argument took a toll on the relationship. As it turned out, it soon broke. Russia was reportedly planning an attack on Japan before attacking Ukraine. This emerges from a letter from a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) whistleblower to human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin dated March 17, 2022. This is lying.”Newsweek” in an email.
The informant reveals that Putin planned an attack on Japan before the war in Ukraine
In the letter, the whistleblower writes that as of August 2021, Russia is “very seriously preparing for a local military conflict with Japan.” In it, the FSB agent, dubbed the “Wind of Change,” describes exactly how military helicopters moved for a possible attack, as Russia stepped up its propaganda to label Japan “Nazis” and “fascists.” “.
Instead of attacking Japan, Russia invaded Ukraine. “There was great confidence that the countries would enter the stage of acute confrontation and even war. Why was Ukraine finally chosen for war [das Szenario wurde nicht wesentlich verändert]others will have to respond,” the correspondence said. Christo Grozev, an FSB expert, analyzed the letter. He said he showed the letter to “two actual (current or former) FSB contacts” who “doubtless because it was written by a colleague.” The Russian and Japanese foreign ministries have not yet commented on the whistleblower’s report.
Conflict between Japan and Russia over the Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands have been administered by Russia since 1991. They offer both military and political benefits. “For Japan, therein lies a cornerstone of its modern geopolitics: Its WWII underdog status still prevents the Japanese from having an official military force, a foreign intelligence service, and a host of other things. of the Rising Sun, the return of the Kuril Islands would actually be a revision [oder sogar Aufhebung] of its post-war status,” they write. For the Kremlin, they are a “draft vehicle.”
Vladimir Putin spread fake news: Japanese are said to have tortured Russian soldiers
Moscow used its propaganda machine again in August. Japanese soldiers were said to have tortured Russian forces with a germ weapon during WWII. The whistleblower writes that the information campaign was intended to spread disinformation about Japan. Russia’s state broadcaster RT also reported that Japan would conduct biological experiments on the Soviet military. Another newspaper close to the Kremlin headlined: “How the USSR saved the world from the biological warfare that Japan was preparing.” The FSB is said to have released the secret material at the time, which relates to the planned use of biological weapons in 1944, Igor Sushko, executive director of the US organization “Wind of Change” told Newsweek. The Russian people should believe that the Japanese are “fascists”. In addition, the Russian government had an “insane will to war”.
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