Editorial

15:48 JST, June 21, 2024

Blatantly ignoring U.N. Security Council resolutions and sanctions, Russia and North Korea signed a new treaty to strengthen military cooperation.

Such a coalition between the two countries will shake the international order to its very foundation and adversely affect world security, notably in East Asia. It is absolutely unacceptable.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years. The “comprehensive strategic partnership” pact that he signed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who also is general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, stipulates that if either Russia or North Korea faces armed aggression, military assistance will be provided without delay.

After signing the treaty, Kim said, “Our two........

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