North Korea

Posted by: John Phoenix Article by Vladimir Putin in Rodong Sinmun newspaper, June 18, 2024 On the eve of my state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I would like to address the Korean and foreign audience of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper to share my thoughts on the prospects for partnership between our states and on their role in the modern world. The relations of friendship and neighbourliness between Russia and the DPRK, based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and trust, go back more than seven decades and are rich in glorious historical traditions. Our peoples cherish the memory of their difficult joint struggle against Japanese militarism and honour the heroes who fell in it. In August 1945, Soviet soldiers, fi...

Posted by: John Phoenix But why should the imperialists be so concerned about a pact for trade and mutual defence? Proletarian writers By effectively ending the genocidal sanctions regime that US imperialism successfully pushed through the UN for decades, the agreement between Russia and north Korea opens up new possibilities for the development of Korean socialism. By committing to mutual defence in the case of invasion, it has put the imperialists on notice that they will have no success in isolating the targets of their criminal war drive and trying to pick them off one by one. The recent visit by President Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang and the signing of a mutual defence pact between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation provok...

Posted by: John Phoenix Article by Vladimir Putin in Rodong Sinmun newspaper, June 18, 2024 On the eve of my state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I would like to address the Korean and foreign audience of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper to share my thoughts on the prospects for partnership between our states and on their role in the modern world. The relations of friendship and neighbourliness between Russia and the DPRK, based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and trust, go back more than seven decades and are rich in glorious historical traditions. Our peoples cherish the memory of their difficult joint struggle against Japanese militarism and honour the heroes who fell in it. In August 1945, Soviet soldiers...

By Konstantin Asmolov – New Eastern Outlook  The consequences of the visit of the Russian leader to North Korea and the documents signed there are so significant that they can propel the trend of global turbulence. How have Seoul, Beijing and Washington reacted to such a rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang and what will be Moscow’s response to the steps taken by Seoul and its allies? Seoul’s response Until a certain point, Seoul was ‘the friendliest of the unfriendly countries’ – the Russian president recently noted in a positive way. As Vladimir Putin said on June 5, 2024, within the framework of the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, “Russia highly appreciates the refusal of ROK to directly supply lethal weapons to Ukraine”. However, su...

Posted by: John Phoenix Moscow and Pyongyang have agreed to enhance cooperation in all spheres and defend each other from potential foreign aggression Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ©  Kristina Kormilitsyna;  RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on Wednesday, where he met with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un and participated in comprehensive bilateral talks on economic, security, and global issues. The trip marked the first time the Russian president had traveled to North Korea since first taking office in 2000, when he visited Pyongyang to meet with then-leader Kim Jong-il. Putin’s delegation included Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense...

PEPE ESCOBAR  It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the – armored – train-keeps-a-rollin’ conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai. The key themes all reflect the four main vectors of the New Great Game as it’s being played across the Global South: energy and energy resources; manufacturing and labor; market and trade rules; and logistics. But they go way beyond – exploring the subtle nuances of the current civilizational war. https://t.me/geopolitics_live/5330?embed=1 So Vladivostok presented… – A serious debate on the surge of anti-neocolonialism, presented for instance by the Myanmar delegation; geostrategically, Burma/Mya...