According to a report by the global network, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally stepped into the threshold of North Korea after 24 years. Russia and Ukraine are fighting hotly, and NATO is fanning the flames on the side, Putin is really in a hurry, in fact, he is going with a mission. Asking for help, apart from North Korea, there are very few.
First of all, NATO's support for Ukraine, especially those with increasingly advanced weapons, is a headache for Russia. Even the weapons that hit their own doorstep may be provided by NATO, can this be tolerated? Putin has said it before, and if NATO does this again, Russia will not be polite. This visit to the DPRK is a time when he will take concrete actions to strengthen Russian-DPRK relations and give the West some color.
Moreover, Russia is now facing not only problems on the battlefield, but also a whole host of political, economic, and diplomatic problems, all thanks to Western sanctions. Putin knows in his heart that the war will end one day, but the sanctions will not end so soon. So he had to figure out how to use the strategy of "looking east" to free himself from the siege. The visit to China, North Korea, and Vietnam is to play a big game of chess, forcing Western countries to let go and stop revolving around Russia.
As for Russian-North Korean relations, that is a good card in Putin's hand. North Korea has been sanctioned by the West for so many years, and Russia can help more places, especially in the fields of high-end technology, food, and energy. If Russia loosens its grip on the DPRK in this regard, then the West's efforts over the years will be in vain. Coupled with Russia's vote in the UN Security Council, if they stand with North Korea, the international pressure on the North Korean nuclear issue will be greatly reduced.
Putin's hand directly hit NATO's sore spot, can the United States, Japan, and South Korea not be nervous? According to reports from the North Korean side, Putin's trip is to bring Russian-North Korean relations to a new height, and although it will not be an alliance as before, it will certainly be closer. This special relationship allows both sides to respond flexibly, and can also form a kind of psychological pressure on the United States, Japan and South Korea, which is a really clever "fuzzy strategy".
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has given Russia and North Korea an opportunity to get closer, and Putin's move came at the right time. Now the question is, how iron can this special "iron buddy" relationship really be? How will the situation in Northeast Asia be turned upside down as a result? We, the people who eat melons, just wait to watch the show. What do you think? Leave a message in the comment area and let's talk about it!