Putin-Kim Summit: A Long Overdue Event

... the nuclear deal with Iran and the ABM and INF treaties vividly confirmed its failings as a reliable partner. Pyongyang wants security guarantees from Beijing and Moscow, which are linked to the DPRK geographically, historically and politically. With his trip to Vladivostok, Kim Jong-un shows that he assigns no less importance to cooperation with Russia than to work with the inter-Korean, American and ... ... very fact of the upcoming summit strengthens the position of the DPRK in its dialogue with the United States. Moscow supports North Korea in this dialogue and agrees that in response to the steps taken by the DPRK, Washington must take reciprocal measures ...