DECRYPTAGE – The two regimes share a communist history. The signing of an alliance treaty brings them a little closer together, as Russia continues its advance in Ukraine.
Kim Jong-Un, communist dictator of North Korealikes luxury vehicles. In 2021, a United Nations report revealed a failed car shipment from the United Arab Emirates. So when Vladimir Putinhis Russian counterpart, offered him an Aurus limousine, and he was determined to try it out. The master of the Kremlin, visiting Pyongyang in June 2024, drove it himself. The scene may be laughable, but it clearly illustrates the warming of diplomatic relations sought by the two capitals. On the one hand, Moscow is embroiled in a war in Ukraine, which it wants to erect as a symbol of its struggle against the West. On the other, Pyongyang has become a veritable economic colony of China, and its confrontation with the United States requires it to maintain an army and significant military development.
Vladimir Putin therefore visited North Korea on June 19, where he signed an agreement with China. “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between korea…
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