Kim and Putin Meeting Appears to Show North Korea Wants Russian Assistance with Space Program in Return for Arms
It is pretty clear that North Korea expects help from Russia to jump start their space program in return for the arms they are about to export to them in support of their war in Ukraine:
This AFP photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) smiling during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome space center in Russia’s Amur region on Sept. 13, 2023. (Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday pledged to throw his full support behind Russian President Vladimir Putin as the two isolated leaders held a rare summit at Russia’s rocket launch facility, as concerns grow over a possible arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Proposing a toast at an official dinner after the summit, Kim told Putin that the Russian army and people will triumph over “evil” forces, in apparent endorsement of its war in Ukraine.
Kim said he was confident that Russia will win a great victory in the “sacred” struggle to punish the “evil” with hegemonic pretensions. The summit came amid concerns that the two countries may advance arms negotiations and bolster military cooperation.
Kim, via a translator, added that he is deeply convinced that the Russian army and people will demonstrate their priceless virtues of honor in the apparent “special military operation” in Ukraine and building a strong state.
Following the summit talks held at the Vostochny space center in Russia’s Amur region, Putin told a local news channel that he sees prospects for military and technical cooperation with the North.
Putin also announced that Kim will travel to Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East after the summit.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but since Kim Jong-un has jumped out and supported preemptive wars he shouldn’t complain in the future if a “special military operation” is launched against him.
If the West wants to keep on fighting this war, they’re going to need the world’s largest producer of ammo, South Korea to provide Ukraine, as North Korea is now providing for Russia. Ukraine’s military uses over 6000 rounds of 155mm shells every day. They’re going to run out soon, without more South Korean shells. And without more ammo and weapons, Ukraine/West will lose the war. They should either stop this war by negotiating a Korean-style ceasefire, or the West needs to come up with some kind of a sweet deal for South Korea that they can’t refuse to provide more ammo and more weapons to Ukraine.
Read this editorial, it makes sense.
Ukraine’s Future isn’t German or Israeli but it’s Korean
Space program? Or MIRV-capable ICBMs?
Plus one for Korea Man.
He is correct.
Ukraine is firing a fraction of the shells Russia is… because… they have a fraction of the supply Russia has… because… the suppliers have a fraction of the capacity Russia (+NK & Iran) has.
This is the last war (of advanced nations) we will see of this type… but it is the war we have and it requires shells, shells, shells.
However, we should not have a Korean-style ceasefire, as that will impact my new business of Beautiful Ukranian Brides with Little Hope Desperate to Meet Western Incels with Little Hope (but for different reasons)¹.
¹brides are mostly previously used but low mileage and currently single