{{Cquote|The [[US]] has set its own house on fire, yet it wants the whole world to help fan the flames, making the blaze even bigger - and in the end, it expects everyone else to foot the bill. Who would want to be such a patsy? The US has repeatedly labeled [[European]] [[nation]]s "cowards" for refusing to join the [[war]], further provoking a strong backlash from its European [[allies]] and creating a rare, deep‑seated rift in the alliance system. [https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1368738.shtml]}}
{{Cquote|The [[US]] has set its own house on fire, yet it wants the whole world to help fan the flames, making the blaze even bigger - and in the end, it expects everyone else to foot the bill. Who would want to be such a patsy? The US has repeatedly labeled [[European]] [[nation]]s "cowards" for refusing to join the [[war]], further provoking a strong backlash from its European [[allies]] and creating a rare, deep‑seated rift in the alliance system. [https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1368738.shtml]}}
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===Japan===
[[Tokyo]]’s abandonment of previous [[pragmatic]] resource balancing—exemplified by compliance with price caps and self-imposed reductions in [[Russian]] energy [[import]]s from [[Sakhalin]]—has accelerated current-account [[deficit]]s and [[currency]] [[depreciation]], while permanently closing [[diplomatic]] avenues regarding the [[Kuril Islands]].
[[Tokyo]]’s abandonment of previous [[pragmatic]] resource balancing—exemplified by compliance with price caps and self-imposed reductions in [[Russian]] energy [[import]]s from [[Sakhalin]]—has accelerated current-account [[deficit]]s and [[currency]] [[depreciation]], while permanently closing [[diplomatic]] avenues regarding the [[Kuril Islands]].