A relationship with North Korea gives Russia an alternative, at least militarily, to an embarrassing dependence on Beijing, says professor of political science Robert Kelly.
North Korea n leader Kim Jong Un tours the production base of weapon-grade nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Sep 13, 2024. BUSAN, South Korea: This year is a turning point in the effort to blunt North Korea n nuclear weaponisation.
Both valued it as a regional distraction of the Americans and their allies. But neither wanted North Korean nuclearisation either. That was a step too far. Unfortunately, larger geopolitical rifts have filtered down to sanctions enforcement. Individual countries must enforce UN sanctions, and Russia and China have repeatedly defected on enforcement cooperation to signal displeasure to the democracies over various issues.
China seems to have increasingly accepted North Korean nuclear weapons. For example, in 2022, it vetoed new sanctions on North Korea that were proposed following repeated ballistic missile launches. In July 2023, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Li Hongzhong attended a huge military parade in Pyongyang, where Kim rolled out his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles.
US State Department analysts estimate that North Korea has shipped at least 11,000 containers of munitions or related materials to Russia since September 2023, aiding its war efforts in Ukraine.
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