North Korea’s Support for Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine
North Korea’s Support for Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine

Author(s): Oskar Pietrewicz
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: North Korea; Russia; Ukraine; aggression; support; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: North Korea was one of only five countries that voted against the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The North Korean support for Russia results mainly from both countries’ hostility towards the U.S., their relatively close bilateral relations in recent years, and Russia’s stance for easing sanctions on North Korea. North Korea-Russia rapprochement may result in cooperation in circumventing sanctions. Russia’s likely veto on any further UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on North Korea may additionally induce the North to resume long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests.

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