Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend a ceremony in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, Russian state-run media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/russian-envoy-nagasaki-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #nagasaki #atomicbombings #russiaukrainewar
For U.S. President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin is a man looking for a way out of his three-year assault on Ukraine, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the Russian leader may be just getting started. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/world/politics/trump-europe-odds-putin-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #russia #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #defense
Framing global conflicts as battles between democracy and autocracy distorts the meaning of democracy, alienates the Global South and enables authoritarian regimes like China to exploit the narrative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/democracy-not-an-ideological-weapon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #unitenations #democracy #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #israel #gaza #iran #war
China hosted defense ministers from Iran, India and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a NATO summit in Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/asia-pacific/politics/china-iran-russia-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #iran #russia #defense
Vladimir Putin will not travel to Brazil for next month's BRICS summit due to the outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant on the Russian president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/putin-brics-brazil-icc-warrant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #brics #brazil #icc
Kyiv's strategy in Africa includes delivering aid to Malian refugees, a proposal to train Mauritania's military, and the broader bid to counter Russia's much more entrenched presence on the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/ukraine-africa-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #eu #us #africa #mauritania #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy #mali
NATO pulled out all the stops to keep U.S. President Donald Trump happy and hold the alliance together at a summit in The Hague, but it largely avoided tough topics such as the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/nato-trump-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nato #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump indicated he will consider providing Ukraine with more Patriot missiles it needs to defend against mounting Russian strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/trump-patriots-ukraine-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #nato
U.S. President Donald Trump joined a key NATO summit at The Hague hours after refusing to commit to its core collective defense promise, as allies aim to entice him with a pledge to raise defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/world/politics/trump-defense-nato-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #indopacific #europe #china #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar
Ukrainian troops are training hard to adapt to Russia's improved drone tactics on the front line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/world/politics/ukraine-troops-russia-drone-adapt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #drones #defense