Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un formally signed a new partnership, this Wednesday that includes a guarantee of mutual aid if either country experiences “aggression.”
Although the specifics of the deal were not revealed, it may be called the strongest partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang since the Cold War’s end. The two presidents also stated that this represents a significant improvement in their relationship, which includes security, commerce, investment, cultural, and humanitarian links.
The meeting happened during Putin’s first visit to North Korea for the first time in 24 years. This comes as the US and its allies express alarm over a potential arms agreement between the two, in which North Korea purportedly provides Russia with armaments to use in its war in Ukraine in exchange for economic support. and technology transfer, which might enhance Kim’s nuclear weapons and missile programme.
A State Department spokeswoman on Tuesday, stated that over the past month, Washington has discovered that North Korea illegally moved dozens of ballistic missiles and more than 11,000 ammunition containers to Russia to aid in the fight.
Pyongyang and Moscow have denied charges of weapons transfers that violate various U.N. resolutions. Russia had previously agreed to Security Council sanctions. Aileen Lor
