President Putin will head to North Korea for first visit since 2000

18.06.24 - President Putin will head to North Korea for first visit since 2000 amid Western rebuke. RT.com
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US ‘concerned’ about deepening North Korea-Russia relations
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US National Security Council spox John Kirby said the United States is concerned about the impact that more rapprochement between the two countries "will have on the Ukrainian people,” citing fears that North Korean ballistic missiles will be used by Russian forces.
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On the eve of Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang, the White House said: "We are not concerned about this trip. But what worries us is the deepening of relations between the two countries."
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Kirby also expressed fears that there may be "some interaction that may affect security on the Korean Peninsula." (RT)
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18.06.24 -The main points from Putin’s article in the North Korean newspaper Nodong Shinmun:

▪️Opponents are trying to wear down Russia's economy with new sanctions and provoke a rise in socio-political tensions; all US attempts to contain and isolate Russia have failed

▪️Russia's opponents are urging Kyiv to attack peaceful targets and threatening to send troops to Ukraine

▪️Russia is ready to work closely with the DPRK to make international relations more democratic and stable

▪️Moscow intends to build an architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia

▪️The US refuses to comply with the previously agreed terms with regard to the DPRK and is making new, obviously unacceptable demands

▪️The DPRK is effectively defending its interests despite years of economic pressure, provocations, blackmail and military threats from the United States

▪️Russia and the DPRK will expand humanitarian cooperation, increase mutual tourism and cultural exchanges

▪️Russia and the DPRK will develop resolution mechanisms beyond Western control and jointly oppose illegitimate restrictions