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[โ€“] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unlikely due to their constitution, but Japan has contested islands Russia gobbled up at the end of WW2 that they might like to reassert ownership of if it is easy enough.

[โ€“] golli@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah i guess that might be the most likely candidate for an opportunistic takeover.

Although their navy is the one thing Russia might not bother (or be able to) send to Ukraine. So that would still stay in the area, making it less likely.