Loading ...Putin & Kim Sign Pact Vowing Mutual Defense If Attacked
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is calling it a “breakthrough document” while Kim Jong Un is hailing the “strongest ever treaty” which will hasten the start of a “new multipolar world” — but the BBC is calling it an “ominously ambiguous commitment” between “pariahs in arms”.
The two leaders on Wednesday signed a new strategic partnership which is centered on a commitment of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression”; however, details were not immediately clear and it could stop short of being a full war treaty. Putin’s first trip to North Korea in 24 years has been expectedly chummy as he and Kim thumb their noses at the West and US-led sanctions.
During the Tuesday night into Wednesday visit, Kim declared his “full support and solidarity” for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-kim-sign-pact-vowing-mutual-defense-if-attacked
Putin is flexing his muscles. China, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Iran, The Stans, Cuba, N Korea…think about the implications!
It would create a sizeable headache for NATO if Putin goes on to sign mutual defense agreements with China (perhaps India too but less likely). North Korea and China supposedly have “+million headcount” fully trained militaries.
In 2022, Kim offered to send 100K troops to the Ukrainian front (should Putin ask him to) –> https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/north-korea-willing-send-russia-100000-troops-ukraine-war-report.