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Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian

Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea

Justin McCurryin Osaka




Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decades





Tue 5 Sep 2023 07.02 BSTAfter years of backing UN sanctions targeting North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, Russia is now reaching out to its neighbour for help. The war in Ukraine has forced the Kremlin to reassess its relationship with Pyongyang as it seeks to secure weapons to replace its own depleted stocks.




A possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un later this month in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok would add geopolitical substance to the symbolic meeting of minds that has unfolded between the leaders of the pariah states over 18 months of fighting in Ukraine.