The Observer view on Vladimir Putin’s reckless visit to Asia

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The pact of pariahs between the Russian leader and North Korea’s unpredictable Kim Jong-un risks destabilising region

Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un attend the official welcome ceremony for the Russian president in the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 19 June.Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un attend the official welcome ceremony for the Russian president in the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 19 June., which was undoubtedly his intention.

The deal directly contradicted Russia’s past support for UN security council sanctions intended to rein in Pyongyang’s proliferating, regionally destabilising nuclear weapons and missiles programmes. Worse still, Putin suggested that Russia may directly armand, in particular, the Biden administration’s recent decision to allow its longer-range missiles to be used by Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia.

 

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