North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023.
“North Korea has basically been on its own, without any true allies,” said Artyom Lukin of Russia's Far Eastern Federal University.
Early in his rule, Kim's relations with Beijing and Moscow were chilly, with both countries joining international sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The few reports in Chinese state media have referred only to official statements from Russia and North Korea on the meeting.
"Trust is so low among Russia, North Korea, and China that a real alliance of the three isn’t credible or sustainable."
Persons:
Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Donald Trump, ”, Artyom Lukin, Russia's, Xi, John Delury, Kim Il Sung, Leif, Eric Easley, Easley, Josh Smith, Martin Quin Pollard, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS, Rights, China -, Eastern Federal University, Studies, Yonsei University, Ewha University, Thomson
Locations:
Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Moscow, Beijing, North Korea's, China, Ukraine, South Korea, Japan, China - U.S, Korea, United States, Russian, Vladivostok, Seoul