両(りょう)国(こく) ryoukokuは wa友(ゆう)好(こう)関(かん)係(けい) yuukoukankeiを o打(う)ち()切(き)っ()た() uchikitta。 The two countries severed their friendly relations. Literal Both-countries [topic-は] friendly-relations [object-を] cut-off. 友好関係を打ち切る (to sever friendly relations) combines 友好関係 (friendly relations) with 打ち切る (to cut off/terminate). 打ち切る is more decisive than やめる — it implies a deliberate, final break. warconflictpolitics
両(りょう)国(こく) ryoukokuは wa友(ゆう)好(こう)関(かん)係(けい) yuukoukankeiを o打(う)ち()切(き)っ()た() uchikitta。 The two countries severed their friendly relations. Literal Both-countries [topic-は] friendly-relations [object-を] cut-off. 友好関係を打ち切る (to sever friendly relations) combines 友好関係 (friendly relations) with 打ち切る (to cut off/terminate). 打ち切る is more decisive than やめる — it implies a deliberate, final break. warconflictpolitics