Putin ‘North Korea is the axis of sanctions’ Yoon Seok-yeol ‘China is responsible for North Korea-Russia transactions’
Regarding the North Korea-Russia talks, U.S. experts diagnosed that North Korea, which is capable of directly attacking the U.S., joined the Putin-led "axis of sanctions," and President Yoon Seok-yeol said that South Korea and the U.S. will respond to North Korea's nuclear attack with "the end of the North Korean regime," and that Korea, the U.S. and Japan will 3 He presented the theory of China's responsibility in strengthening the national system.
The New York Times says President Putin is creating increasing risks by forging increasingly warm relationships with authoritarian leaders who could pose problems for the West, and that sanctions-hit countries are forming an 'axis' around Russia and targeting North Korea. It was announced on the 16th that he was showing signs of becoming a ‘striker’.
President Yoon said in an AP interview on the 16th, "Our two countries (South Korea and the United States) reaffirmed that any nuclear attack by North Korea will be met with a rapid, overwhelming and decisive response that will bring about the end of the North Korean regime." “Extended deterrence will develop into a joint system where the two countries discuss, decide and act together,” he said. “We will also strengthen our ability to deter and respond to North Korea’s nuclear or missile threats.”
President Yoon continued, "South Korea, the United States, and Japan share a common perception that it is important for China to play a responsible and constructive role not only in resolving pending issues on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, but also in resolving global challenges." .
NYT reported on the 16th, “President Putin accepted Iran’s Ayatollah, cruised the Neva River in St. Petersburg with African dictators, and chatted with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad while sitting side by side in the Kremlin.” It was further strengthened this week when he hosted Kim Jong-un, one of the world's most repressive and militarized governments and possesses missiles capable of hitting the United States, and welcomed Kim to a remote space facility in the Amur region on the 13th, with the North Korean leader joining the West's “We toasted the ‘sacred struggle’ against the ‘hordes of evil,’” he said, analyzing the axis of sanctions as ‘attacker North Korea.’
President Putin held a summit with President Alexander G. Lukashenko of Belarus, another dictator opposing the West, on the 15th. President Putin said, “Washington’s belief that it is exceptional is the main problem in international relations today,” and Lukashenko said, “U.S. He introduced himself as “the leader responsible for putting an end to what I call this ruling unipolar world.”
At the Russia-Belarus summit, President Lukashenko announced the ‘Strategy for Connecting Belarus, Russia and North Korea’ to President Putin, saying, “We can think of a way for the three countries, Russia, Belarus, and North Korea, to cooperate.”
At this summit, President Putin said, "We will not violate any agreements regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula." The Russian Kremlin went on to announce, "Russia and North Korea did not sign any military-related or any agreement during General Secretary Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia." did.
Belarus has supported Russian military troops and fighter jets to stay in its territory since just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year, and deployed Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the country under an agreement with Russia this year.
President Putin reiterated on the 15th that Russia had no intention of violating UN Security Council sanctions prohibiting the country from transferring weapons or technology that could be used against North Korea, adding, "The overwhelming majority of people involved in international relations support a multipolar world." “They are fighting with us to make it happen,” he said.
After repeating that there was no violation of regulations, President Putin said, “That does not mean that military cooperation is completely excluded,” and during Chairman Kim’s visit, he disclosed all the fighter jets, space forces, navy military facilities, etc.
Moscow's changes previously demonstrated cooperation in international disarmament efforts targeting Iran and North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, but after the Ukraine war, it showed a lack of disarmament and a "willingness to reveal its partners."
Russia exercised its veto on sanctions against China and North Korea at the UN Security Council last year, and changed its remarks on the Iran nuclear deal, intensifying its criticism that “Western countries did not revive the agreement.”
The last meeting between Putin and Chairman Kim in 2019 focused on disarmament issues, but this topic was completely omitted from this week's North Korea-Russia summit.
“Some call them the ‘axis of authoritarianism,’ but you could actually call them the ‘axis of sanctions,’” Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasian Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Institute for Nonproliferation, told the NYT.
President Yoon told the AP that in this UN speech, he will raise the issue of gaps in three areas - development, climate response, and digital transformation - and present how Korea will contribute to solving them.
President Yoon revealed in advance in an AP interview that he will speak at the United Nations about South Korea's role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council during the 2024-25 term, taking responsibility for security issues that require international solidarity, such as the war in Ukraine and North Korea's nuclear program.
Regarding support for Ukraine, President Yoon told the AP, “Korea will prepare a mid- to long-term support package worth more than $2.3 billion,” and “Korea will continue to communicate closely with Ukraine next year and send what is truly needed.”