Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea



Analysis Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea Moscow’s actions undermine institutions seeking to curb the DPRK’s nuclear program and suggest it will flout sanctions Anthony V. Rinna September 30, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in Vladivostok, April 2019 \| Image: KCNA The aftershocks of Russia’s actions in Ukraine in the coming hours and days will invariably ripple all the way to the Korean Peninsula. Moscow announced plans to annex additional areas of Ukrainian territory on Friday, eight years after its takeover of Crimea. The U.N. is certain to condemn the move, much as it condemned Russia’s invasion earlier this year, but Moscow appears determined to push forward regardless. This comes as Russia has not only vowed to strengthen its relationship with North Korea but has shown an increased willingness to flout U.N Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads 10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea

Moscow’s actions undermine institutions seeking to curb the DPRK’s nuclear program and suggest it will flout sanctions

Anthony V. Rinna September 30, 2022

Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in Vladivostok, April 2019 | Image: KCNA

The aftershocks of Russia’s actions in Ukraine in the coming hours and days will invariably ripple all the way to the Korean Peninsula.

Moscow announced plans to annex additional areas of Ukrainian territory on Friday, eight years after its takeover of Crimea. The U.N. is certain to condemn the move, much as it condemned Russia’s invasion earlier this year, but Moscow appears determined to push forward regardless.

This comes as Russia has not only vowed to strengthen its relationship with North Korea but has shown an increased willingness to flout U.N

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads
10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea

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