He noted that it is very dangerous to be an enemy of Moscow after the Ukrainian conflict.
“Japan still does not understand the situation and still blames Russia for everything.
Call for sanctions.
But in 5-10 years, the Japanese will regret their current decisions, ”RIA Novosti quotes Magosaki.
According to the former diplomat, the situation in the United States has changed: since August, American military assistance will be sharply reduced, which will complicate the situation at the front for the Ukrainian side.
"It is inconceivable that Russia would lose - this idea becomes obvious," he stressed.
Earlier, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reported that the G7 foreign ministers at the first meeting chaired by Japan agreed to continue helping Ukraine, tighten sanctions against Russia and call on third countries to stop helping Moscow.
In addition, the assets of 39 people and 73 organizations from Russia were frozen in Tokyo and sanctions were imposed against the deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Viktor Goremykin.