North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un is visiting Russia. Various discussions are going on around the world around his visit. However, the international political analysts think that the possibility of getting military assistance from one side and humanitarian assistance from the other side is behind the relationship between the two countries.
Steve Rosenberg, the BBC's Russia editor, said the first reason Russia and North Korea are friends is because they share the same interests and enemies. Both Russia and North Korea are vocal against US 'dominance' in the world. On the other hand, both countries have friendly relations with China.
According to the BBC report, it is believed that Kim-Putin friendship has deepened in such geopolitical reality of 2023. From this friendship, both sides have the opportunity to maintain dominance and compete as a strong alliance. Currently both countries are suffering from international isolation as both countries are going through international sanctions.
Friendship is getting stronger as Russia and North Korea can complement each other. The second reason, Rosenberg said, is that North Korea will be able to send the necessary military and missile support if Russia engages in war at various times.
North Korea, on the other hand, has long imposed food, fuel and trade embargoes. As a result of which the country is having an impact on the socio-economic and quality of life. Russia can help North Korea in these cases. Taking advantage of Russia's advanced sensitive technology, North Korea will also be able to develop more sophisticated nuclear missiles at a limited cost, which will play an important role in the defense of both countries.
As a result of ongoing international sanctions, Russia has become increasingly close to China in particular, both commercially and politically. The two superpowers have the Kim regime's North Korea as central loyalties. Earlier, the spat with former US President Donald Trump and the conduct of nuclear tests made his adversarial relationship clear. This editor thinks that the relationship between North Korea and Russia is getting stronger even with the advantage of being a rival state.
He also said that this friendship will play an important role in maintaining the superpower of both sides and maintaining commercial and political power despite international sanctions.