Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean president Kim Jong Un signed a landmark pact for “immediate military assistance if either faces armed agression”.
The two met as Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years. The summit came as the U.S. and its allies express growing concerns over an arms arrangement. The deal, is said to cover areas including security, trade, investment, and cultural and humanitarian ties, could mark the strongest connection between Moscow and Pyongyang since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Both leaders described it as a major upgrade of their ties.
The provision for technology assistance is crucial to North Korea and its nuclear arsenal is poised to get a huge buff from Russia’s high end aid and Russia gets more munition and accelerate it’s progress on the Ukranian frontlines.
For South Korea and Japan this poses a direct security threat as both have been concerned with NK’s nuclear program.
The Russia NK pact could serve as an encouragement for similar pacts with adversaries of US elsewhere which could pose a major threat for the west
