... Conference.
Russia has always advocated the settlement of any regional challenges to the nonproliferation regime exclusively through diplomatic means, and on the basis of the NPT. It is from this position that we consider the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula. We believe that it is necessary to intensify the dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang. At the same time, it is important to understand that the settlement of the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula is possible only through providing ...
It Turned Out that the Balance of Interests in Korea Fell Into Place all by Itself. So, Why Destroy it Now?
A Gloomy Anniversary
The September 19, 2005 statement
proposed
measures to phase out the nuclear potential of the Korean peninsula in exchange for establishing a peace and security mechanism that takes the interests of all sides into account.
North Korea, whose missile programme was the focus of the talks, was primarily interested in eliminating threats to its national ...
... cooperation between the North and the South is terminated
Since the beginning of 2019, the solution to the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula and the issues of providing security assurances for the DPRK have made no progress. Despite several important ... ... as an act of perfidy, as during a series of summits, Kim Jong-un received guarantees (or so he perceived the promises of the USA and Kazakhstan) for the termination of the "hostile actions", the symbol of which, as traditionally viewed by Pyongyang,...
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 ...
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 ...
... regional security problem in Northeast Asia has several aspects. First, the US seeks to use the Korean crisis for exerting pressure on China. In his statements Donald Trump repeatedly emphasizes that Beijing “must” resolve the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula for the benefit of the US. The sanction-type measures are being imposed on Chinese companies for their trade with the DPRK.
The second aspect is connected with deployment of the ABM THAAD elements on the Korean Peninsula: while it is ...
... means other than the political one.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, speaking on November 27 at the
8th Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club
, presented the Russian stage-by-stage plan for the settlement of the crisis on the Korean peninsula. According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, the first step should be the reduction of military tension. Its starting point is the so-called "double freezing" - suspension of missile launches and nuclear tests by the DPRK in exchange ...
On November 22 Alexander Dynkin, RIAC member, President of RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Academician; Pavel Zolotaryov, Major-General, Deputy Director at RAS Institute of USA and Canada; and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, held a briefing for the staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Moscow on Russia-U.S. relations and their impact on political, military, and strategic situation in the Northeast Asia ...
... world is following the dramatic events unfolding around North Korea with great attention. Politicians and experts, journalists and diplomats are increasingly alarmed about the possible catastrophic consequences of the current crisis — not only for the Korean Peninsula, but for the system of world politics in general. Numerous statements and comments leave a depressing sense of hopelessness, a complete impasse in trying to find a solution to the problem.
On the one hand, it seems that everyone — except ...
How likely is the escalation of US sanctions?
Pyongyang's testing of nuclear weapons naturally caused debate about a possible further response. It is expected that the UN Security Council will again condemn nuclear tests as it unanimously criticized the recent missile launches. However, current events reveal contradictions between key players. Chinese and Russian companies have already been subjected to US sanctions for their ties with North Korea. The Americans want to force China and Russia to...
