When Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his entourage in Russia’s far east Amur region on Wednesday, it was a deliberate display of mutual support between two countries that are increasingly isolated and united in their hostility toward the West.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, right, meet at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region of Russia on Wednesday.
While U.S. officials have warned that North Korea may be on the brink of supplying Russia with ammunition to help fuel its war in Ukraine, some political analysts believe another long-term threat lies in what Russia could promise its nuclear-armed friend in return. Khrushcheva, who spoke to CBC in a video call from Moscow, believes that while the visit likely included substantive talk between the two leaders, staging a meeting in a remote corner of Russia was more about performance and a chance for Putin to show that there are still leaders willing to travel to Russia to "kiss the ring.""But also, it is harking back to the Soviets, train travelling, red carpet, Soviet-looking regiments that greeted Kim.
Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a professor of international relations at King's College London, said the visit sent a clear political message to NATO and the United States "that North Korea has Russia's back and vice versa." Putin and Kim, seen centre left, examine a launch pad of Soyuz rockets during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Wednesday.
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