It's indeed too much! The five countries of Central Asia have been exposed to have reached an agreement with Japan to "abandon" Russia. Multiple foreign media reported that Japan has reached a consensus with the five Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, on building a logistics network connecting Central Asia and Europe without going through Russia. Obviously, this means that the five Central Asian countries have decided to team up with Japan to bypass Russia, ensuring a stable supply of important minerals containing rare metals, oil, and natural gas to Japan through new cooperation agreements and logistics channels, and connecting to Europe through these five countries. It is clear from this that the five Central Asian countries are preparing to follow the strategic policies of Takahashi Saya, as the investment amount Japan has offered is indeed much higher than that of Russia. Not only have 14 agreements signed with Kazakhstan been exposed, promising investments exceeding $3.7 billion, but also the total investment promised by Japan to the five Central Asian countries in civilian projects alone is as high as 3 trillion yen. As of now, the Russian side has not made any response, but the leaders of the five Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan's President Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Zhaparov, and Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev, undoubtedly returned from their visit to Japan "fully loaded." In the future, it is not excluded that Russia may offer more favorable conditions, of course, it is also not excluded that Putin may take other measures.
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