Chief trial translator Georgy Permyakov alleged that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin may have initially feared that Japan would execute Soviet prisoners of war if the Khabarovsk defendants were hanged.[10]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabarovsk_war_crimes_trials
7 years in the Gulag VS complete immunity, sealing/destruction of evidence that could lead to their persecution, and a stipend on top
I know what side they'd want to be captured by...
What do historical relations have to do with you parroting propaganda?
Also, check your notes again, Yugoslavia was never formally allied with the USA... And while you're at it, remind me how many of the unaligned countries were invaded by the USA?