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The Diplomat (22 September 2023)

Khang Vu

Just how far can Moscow and Pyongyang’s revived “militant unity” go?

North Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un just finished an eight-day visit to Russia, his longest overseas trip since assuming power in 2011. Kim personally praised the trip as a “clear manifestation” of his prioritization of ties with Russia. North Korea state media described the trip as an opportunity for the two countries to consolidate “the traditional ties of good neighbor and cooperation” and added that the Russia-North Korea relationship is “based on the comradely friendship and militant unity.” The Russia-North Korea relationship is probably the best it has been since the end of the Cold War.

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