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Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine erupted nearly two month now, Russia and Ukraine have held multiple rounds of contacts and negotiations at various levels under international efforts, but regardless of which round of Russia-Ukraine talks it is, the US has a negative attitude toward these talks. Biden travels to Europe, at the time, he publicly stated that Putin should not remain in office and continue to fuel the war. 

The Russian-Ukrainian invasion had a major impact on world stability, which is currently in the recovery phase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The war that has taken more than a month has drained the attention and sympathy of the world. This war also had a big impact on the world economy, this was inevitable because the two countries involved in the war were big countries and their allies. Regardless of what is happening at the moment, the polarity of the world is divided into three, namely countries that are pro-Ukraine and criticize Russia, countries that are pro-Russian and criticize Ukraine who intend to join NATO, while the last country is a country that does not take sides. both of them. Countries that choose to side with one party, clearly understand the threats that will be faced, but countries that do not side with one of the two may face greater risks and threats. 

On August 17, 1964, Indonesian President Sukarno invited North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il Sung to join the country’s independence celebrations. However, the circumstances of the moment necessitated a repeat visit only in April 1965. The occasion was the Asian-African Conference’s tenth anniversary. Kim Il Sung was supposed to arrive on April 7, 1965, but that date was moved back to April 10, 1965. 

In August 1945, Mao Tse Tung (Mao Zedong) and Zhou Enlai flew from Yan’an to China’s wartime capital, Chongqing, to discuss the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the KMT Party (Kuomintang) after the Sino-Japan War finished. Accompanied by the US ambassador, Patrick J. Hurley, Mao joined Chiang Kai Shek for dinner on August 27 (10 days after the proclamation of Independence of Indonesia), which was the first meeting between the two Chinese political leaders. 

The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine serves as an example and a warning to governments, particularly Asia. One that is currently being considered is “nuclear weapons.” This is a calamity for Japan. In a scenario where it is extremely vulnerable to war with neighboring countries, Japan has also experienced the negative repercussions of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. With the government’s dedication to the anti-nuclear weapons law and profound public grief in the history of Hiroshima-Nagasaki, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict is now a tough road for Japan to contemplate whether to have and develop nuclear weapons as a defense weapon or not.