North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula



Analysis North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula Moscow has moved to solidify ties with Pyongyang since war began, but it still may be leaving the door open for Seoul Anthony V. Rinna September 7, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A wreath that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent to the Liberation Tower in Pyongyang, which honors Soviet soldiers who helped liberate Korea from Japanese imperial rule \| Image: KCTV (Aug. 15, 2022) North Korea is fully backing Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, support that could even extend to providing ammunition for Moscow’s war effort, and this development has provided the two sides a basis for strengthening bilateral ties in ways that could alter the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula. In particular, the war in Ukraine could allow Moscow and Pyongyang to pick up on the lost momentum of the April 2019 summit between leaders Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin after years of limited ties due to the pandemic. The exact impact of this 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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North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula

Moscow has moved to solidify ties with Pyongyang since war began, but it still may be leaving the door open for Seoul

Anthony V. Rinna September 7, 2022

North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula

A wreath that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent to the Liberation Tower in Pyongyang, which honors Soviet soldiers who helped liberate Korea from Japanese imperial rule | Image: KCTV (Aug. 15, 2022)

North Korea is fully backing Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, support that could even extend to providing ammunition for Moscow’s war effort, and this development has provided the two sides a basis for strengthening bilateral ties in ways that could alter the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.

In particular, the war in Ukraine could allow Moscow and Pyongyang to pick up on the lost momentum of the April 2019 summit between leaders Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin after years of limited ties due to the pandemic.

The exact impact of this

North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula

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