... the Korean issue. After the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, there was a noticeable rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang. An important indicator of this was the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK, which the State Duma
ratified on October 24 of this year
.
Cooperation with Russia reduces North Korea’s international isolation. The United States has very few tools it can use to influence both sides.
The use of military force against nuclear ...
... Korea’s strong defense capabilities and the security guarantees outlined in the new treaty with Russia, such a prospect seems unlikely.
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. K.V. Babaev, S.G. Luzyanin. A Pivot to the East. Moscow: ICCA RAS, 2024, p.135
2
. External Policy Office of DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement //
Rodong Sinmun
, 02.07.2024
... the infamous Japanese “Unit 731”, which operated in a Harbin suburb and was responsible for the cruelest murdering of thousands of civilians, about 30% of whom were local Russians residing in the city during WW2.
However, at the end of the day, the ... ... means. Today, there are periodical clashes or dangerous incidents between China and India, between India and Pakistan, between DPRK and ROK, but these clashes and incidents so far have never escalated to the level of a large-scale military confrontation....
... "monster missile" - a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, weighing up to 110 tons and with a diameter of 2.5 meters. Prior to that, in January of the same year, a hypersonic missile was tested. With the launch of these missiles, the DPRK withdrew from the moratorium it announced in the spring of 2018 on the launch of ballistic missiles with a range of more than 5,000 km, as well as nuclear tests.
The launches have clearly demonstrated that the DPRK has finally become a nuclear power ...
... Although the official export of the DPRK has decreased by almost 90%, all possible routes are used, such as transshipment of cargo on the high seas, or even direct illegal deliveries. According to the calculations of the relevant US departments, the DPRK exported a total of 930 thousand tons of coal in at least 127 shipments in the first four months of 2019 alone [
2
]. Illegal exports of other goods and transferring fishing rights still persist. The DPRK continues to import luxury goods in violation of the sanctions regime.
It ...
Settling the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula is a new and unique task of global significance
The tensions that have surrounded the Korean Peninsula in recent years are among the principal threats to international security. The world once again started discussing the possibility of a nuclear war when Pyongyang violated the resolutions of the UN Security Council by holding another, sixth nuclear test and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2017, and when U.S. President Donald...
... transactions with the individuals under the sanctions, a ban on investments, visa restrictions, sanctions on company executives, etc.
A report on any encroachment in the November midterm elections should be due by mid-December. Taking into account the accusations already made against Russian citizens of interfering with the midterm elections, as well as the possibility of a broad interpretation of any actions by Russian government and non-governmental agencies, the December report will most likely include ...
US and North Korea have called the Summit a historic success, but it was also a compulsion in light of lack of alternatives
The world is talking of this Summit as a historic moment with hopes that it will bring peace to Korean Peninsula. Reading between the lines, beyond the niceties and magnificent optics displayed, some realities do emerge, which will indicate that it is beginning of a great gamble by both sides. This issue had crossed the limit of being a bilateral one and it impacts other stakeholders...
There are many obstacles for the meeting, and we have to wait for what the DPRK will say and how the US will behave before and in course of the negotiations
Chung Eui-yong, Head of the National Security Office under the president of South Korea, said, while speaking to reporters in Washington, that president Trump had expressed ...
US Antipathy to Inter-Korean Rapprochement and Russia’s Role in Conflict Prevention
Thanks to the “New Year’s” initiatives of Kim Jong-un – to which South Korean Moon Jae-in responded for his own reasons – significant progress was made in the inter-Korean dialogue at the highest level during the recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (the possibility of an inter-Korean summit is even on the table), although the main achievements thus far have been in terms of good PR rather than concrete agreements...
