The meeting between Kim and Putin comes as the diplomacy between Kim and Trump ground to a halt after February’s summit in Hanoi ended with no agreement on steps to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
In the weeks since the Hanoi summit, North Korea has launched minor provocations without taking any drastic steps that would close the door on diplomacy. It test-fired what state media called a “tactical guided weapon” — not a nuclear weapon or a ballistic missile — and rapidly restored a rocket-launch facility it had previously dismantled.Jung H.
“I see Kim's visiting Russia this week as a sign or a continuation of what he's been doing over the past year — using bilateral relationships and summits to divide the U.S. from the region and create division among the regional partners,” she said. In Vietnam, Trump and Kim Jong Un find symbolism, history — and a shared goal of keeping the press at arm’s length »
Kim’s meeting with yet another powerful world leader may also be a face-saving measure within North Korea, after he returned empty-handed from Hanoi without the economic relief he had expected, analysts said. "The biggest thing Kim Jong Un can get out of this is the rehabilitation and elevation of his image and stature,” said John Park, director of the Korea Project at Harvard Kennedy School. “You can imagine the coverage this is going to get inside North Korea for a domestic audience.”Today's Headlines Newsletter
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