By Helen-Ann Smith, Asia correspondent
Day two of Kim Jong Un’s go to to Russia and it’s clear the crimson carpet has been nicely and actually rolled out.
It is uncommon certainly for Russia to open the door to its army websites. But not solely was North Korea’s chief proven a number one house base, Putin stated that at present he would additionally go to an aviation manufacturing unit and be given sight of a army programme and an illustration of Russia’s pacific fleet within the port metropolis of Vladivostok.
We’ve not been informed if any offers had been struck this week and it is extremely unlikely we’ll ever study the specifics, however the symbolism and messaging has been stark: technological and army issues had been completely the order of business.
It’s not simply the West that can be watching nervously, Asian nations resembling South Korea and Japan could be on the entrance line of any escalation launched by an empowered and assured North Korea. Even China, an ally, does not solely actually wish to see its already unreliable accomplice nuclear succesful.
Russia would as soon as have been cautious too, and Putin did trace yesterday that there must be limits to army cooperation. But this go to has made abundantly clear almost any concern will now be put aside in pursuit of his central aim: victory in Ukraine.
