U.S. President Joe Biden recently declared that, despite the raft of issues in Russia-U.S. relations, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains an issue of mutual interest for both Moscow and Washington. 

Biden’s position demonstrates a recognition of the necessity of Russia and the U.S.’ ability to coordinate in order to both formulate a response at the U.N. Security Council in the event of another major North Korean weapons test, as well as revive multilateral diplomacy over Korean security.  

However, any hope for Russia-U.S. policy coordination over Korean security in