The dictator is in despair, so he is forced to look for allies.
Visit of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to North Korea resembles a step of desperation rather than forging connections.
Time writes about this.
“24 years later, Putin returns to a rogue state as he finds himself embroiled in the bloodiest military conflict in Europe since World War II. Even though Russia and North Korea officially deny the existence of the agreement arms supplies – its consequences destroy Ukrainian cities and kill Ukrainian soldiers at the front. The agreement has significantly improved the economic situation of the DPRK, because in exchange for missiles and shells it receives fuel, food and military technologies from the Russian Federation,” journalists write.
Putin believes that any problems that the Russian-Korean renaissance creates for the West and its allies are positive.
However, Putin’s visit to Pyongyang carries certain risks for the Russian Federation, which is fraught with a deterioration in relations with Moscow’s main political and economic partner – China, the publication writes.
“Putin wanted to drop by Pyongyang last year, when he was on a visit to Beijing, but the Chinese persistently explained to him that this should not be done. While Kim and Putin are trying on the role of caricatured villains from the James Bond film series, their state is in the role “The last thing Xi needs now is to become the third participant in the “triangle of the axis of evil” in the Indo-Pacific region,” the publication writes.
“The Chinese are probably tired or worried that North Korea and Russia are getting too close,” says East Asia expert Daniel Pinkston at Troy University in Seoul.
He adds that the announced “comprehensive strategic partnership” between the Kremlin and the DPRK not only irritates Beijing, but also has no strong basis in itself, other than situational benefits for both sides.
“Dictators can always break their obligations, so they are not reliable partners. Russia and the DPRK are resentful revisionist states, but they have no common values other than the desire to abolish the status quo,” the analyst says.
Recall that North Korean President Kim Jong-un pompously and theatrically arranged a meeting in North Korea with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Western media dubbed it a “crazy propaganda show.” The publication BILD writes about this.
Kim personally met Putin at Pyongyang airport and escorted him to the car. There, the summer field was covered with a red carpet and flower beds were placed on it. Portraits of both dictators were hung side by side in the square in the city center.
According to Kim, relations between the DPRK and Russia are now better than during the Soviet era.
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