... fostering a just international system. It is important to emphasize that the document has a non-confrontational nature, is not aimed against third countries’ interests, and is oriented towards maintaining stability in Northeast Asia”.
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia-North Korea: The Useless Threat of Sanctions
At about the same time, the Western media leaked news about North Korean special forces spotted in the Kursk region close to the Russian-Ukrainian line of contact. Allegedly, about ten thousand uniformed men ...
... Korean military personnel in Russia, and also admit the possibility of their participation in the Ukrainian conflict on the Russian side. The Russian Foreign Ministry
characterises
such statements as information leaks and hype.
Konstantin Asmolov:
Russia and North Korea Ready to Cooperate in a Big Way
Meanwhile, the United States and its allies have serious cause for concern. The breakdown of relations with Moscow amid the crisis in European security has also led to a change in the balance of power in Northeast ...
... any military action as the beginning of an effort to overthrow their government, especially since this has been explicitly proclaimed as the core direction of South Korea's foreign policy. At the same time, it is important for us that Seoul considers Russian–North Korean cooperation as one of the main negative factors for the unification cause. South Korea’s new approaches to inter-Korean relations raise important questions: how should we build relations with such an unconstructive and unrealistic partner?...
... by the results of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang. China apparently understands that the problem of North Korea's isolation must be solved in one way or another. But for its own reasons, China is not ready to do this directly. At the same time, Russian involvement and partnership with North Korea cannot pose any threat to China’s interests and security - such is the nature of relations between Russia and the PRC.
In the case of Vietnam, the progress of Russian diplomacy is also related to the desire of Asian countries to balance ...
...
Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, in June 2024, is illustrative. The numerous (often quite ideological) reactions, where pro or contra, saw it as a return to the Soviet era, especially since the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and North Korea revives many provisions from that era. The reaction is quite understandable: the world is deeply polarized, and the specifics of Pyongyang’s political system can make anything maximally ideologically-charged. Yet, appearances aside, there ...
... controlled by the West, jointly oppose illegitimate unilateral restrictions.”
However, the treaty does not explicitly state that UNSC sanctions can be ignored, and the wording “unilateral coercive measures” formally refers to sanctions imposed against Russia or North Korea by individual countries such as the United States. So far, it appears that Moscow’s position formally remains unchanged. It describes the sanctions regime as unfair, will advocate its abolition and will stand against the imposition of new ...
... the Collective West had brandished as a “pariah” state, was a demonstration of Moscow’s reluctance to join the collective condemnation of the Pyongyang regime.
Andrey Gubin:
Spokes versus Axes: Modalities of Regional Security in Northeast Asia
Russian-North Korean relations have seen both ups and downs due to Russia’s view on the DPRK’s aspiration to join the nuclear club. On the one hand, Moscow understands Pyongyang’s position, but on the other hand, it does not accept it because it would destroy ...
... of unilateral sanctions, hegemony and confrontation, Russia and China should strengthen strategic cooperation.” The involvement of the DPRK, which has also found itself “in the crosshairs” of the U.S. and its allies, was a logical development.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia in September 2023 and Foreign Minister Lavrov’s October trip to Pyongyang have already been covered in the Western, Japanese and South Korean media with most unthinkable details. To be sure, Moscow and Beijing proceed from pragmatic considerations ...
The growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's trip might indicate a profound change in Moscow's overall approach ...
... automatically converted into dividends for Pyongyang. But the West appears now as a much more dangerous adversary, which has turned into the main “world villain” for it, covering the DPRK with its giant shadow. It is possible that in relations with Russia, North Korea will try to achieve tactical advantages. For example, Western pressure may encourage Moscow to turn a blind eye to oil supplies to its neighbour, to the employment of Korean workers, to the influx of foreign exchange earnings, to access to ...
