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So the Russians and Japanese had a war in 1905 where the Japanese humiliated the Russians and took territory from them.
The Americans negotiated a peace settlement between Japan and Russia.
WWII comes along and the Japanese know they have lost. But they want a negotiated peace treaty, not an unconditional surrender.
So the Japanese ask the Russians to negotiate a peace treaty with American.
The Russians keep asking the Japanese for clarification. This goes on for months.
It gives the Japanese hope. The Japanese don't surrender, counting on the Russians talking the British and Americans into a negotiated peace settlement.
Did the Russians string the Japanese along on purpose, keeping Japan in the war?
The Americans negotiated a peace settlement between Japan and Russia.
WWII comes along and the Japanese know they have lost. But they want a negotiated peace treaty, not an unconditional surrender.
So the Japanese ask the Russians to negotiate a peace treaty with American.
The Russians keep asking the Japanese for clarification. This goes on for months.
It gives the Japanese hope. The Japanese don't surrender, counting on the Russians talking the British and Americans into a negotiated peace settlement.
Did the Russians string the Japanese along on purpose, keeping Japan in the war?