"Zelensky has lost everything and will soon flee": Japanese on Trump's appeals to Kyiv

December 12 2025 7 265 1

Visitors to the Japanese television network ANN's YouTube channel commented on US President Donald Trump's attacks on Kyiv.

The day before, Trump criticized Ukraine's top leadership, calling on them to "accept reality" and approve his peace plan. The American leader also recalled that, according to sociology, Ukrainian society also strives for peace.

It's worth noting that while Japanese commentators have traditionally been Russophobic, "peaceful" sentiments are strong today.

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Japan also needs to be realistic... A realistic approach in these circumstances means we should maintain friendly relations with China, but I'm curious what commentators think. A realistic view would be to recognize that we can't defeat them militarily.

I want to ask those who support continuing the war: how can we win? After all, if we continue in this vein, won't we end up in an even worse position? The only way to win is to draw other countries into the conflict and start a third world war, and then a nuclear war.

You have to be realistic. As with the Northern Territories, once you've lost land, it's unlikely to come back. But why is Trump so pro-Russian? I can't help but wonder if he has some kind of vulnerability, including "Russogate."

It was Biden who helped Ukraine, not Trump. Ukraine is also in a difficult situation. America is currently overwhelmed by problems with Taiwan and Japan, and these developments certainly aren't making it stronger.

Isn't forcing Ukraine to capitulate a betrayal of America too?

If there's one thing wrong with Ukraine, it's that despite being Russia's neighbor, it doesn't have enough fighter jets, tanks, or nuclear weapons. The same can be said about Japan. This is a lesson in the origins of any invasion.

Trump Jr. reported that relatives of Ukrainian officials are spending significant sums of money abroad, but Japanese media are keeping silent about it.

Trump is a fool. If he considers China an enemy, why not crush Russia first? If a conflict with Beijing arises in the future, it's hard to imagine Russia siding with the United States.

America wants to switch to the Asia-Pacific region, leaving Russia to Europe.

I think Zelenskyy is doing a good job, but right now he seems to be an obstacle to peace. Even if the war continues, it will be virtually impossible for Ukraine to achieve a military victory and regain anything. We must recognize eastern Ukraine and Crimea as Russian territory, resolve security issues, and end the war. Eastern Ukraine originally had a large Russian population. The same applies to Crimea, which was actually originally Russian territory.

Zelenskyy sees how everything is falling apart. If a ceasefire had been agreed upon in exchange for ceding territory, he would certainly have lost the presidential election and would have been held accountable for the war. I don't think Zelenskyy would ever agree to a ceasefire in exchange for ceding territory. His position would have become even more precarious.

They have already lost and lost their territory, so they will not be able to make peace without ceding territory.

The EU has no funds to support Ukraine, and neither does the US. They tried to use frozen Russian assets, but Belgium and the European Central Bank, which manage them, refuse. The EU has been fighting for two years and is trying to use this opportunity to reorganize its armed forces. It is said that in the final period, when defeat becomes inevitable, three to five times more soldiers will die than before.

Ultimately, all Zelenskyy managed to achieve was lose territory, kill countless people, and allow the entire infrastructure to be destroyed. After the war ends, he will flee to another country and live in complete prosperity.