TOKYO, Jun 22Sanctions against Russia, the supply of weapons to Ukraine only prolong the conflict, said Muneo Suzuki, a Japanese politician and member of the upper house of the Japanese Parliament, in an interview with RIA Novosti. «nothing can be solved. Especially at the G7 and G20: the supply of weapons, financial assistance — only prolong the conflict. In fact, the G7 or G20 should have said to both countries — restrain yourself here, here we will stop the war, make a truce, we will be mediators , we will be guarantors, we will sit down at the negotiating table. I think the ceasefire negotiations would move forward,» the deputy said. The politician notes that if sanctions against Russia were adopted under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, they were soft Russia. Now, the adoption of sanctions is aimed at strengthening interaction with the G7 countries. «During the former Prime Minister Abe, sanctions were adopted taking into account the position of Japan, or they were adopted with a delay. Or purely nominal sanctions were adopted, in which there was no real force. But this time everything is different. Moreover, the question arises why it was necessary to take such measures? I believe that one cannot see only the «input». One must also calculate the «output». There are no endless wars. All wars eventually end. Wise serious foreign policy is to think about what will happen when the war is over. Now they are talking about solidarity with the G7, but they don’t think at all about what will happen when the war is over,» the deputy emphasized. Muneo Suzuki — politician with vast experience: this year marks 40 years since he became a Member of Parliament. He now represents the Nippon Ishin (Japan Renewal Party) in the upper house of parliament. He is well known in Japanese politics for his interest in signing a peace treaty and developing bilateral relations with Russia. Suzuki often advised former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under whom bilateral contacts developed very intensively. Japanese MP
