Desperate Putin 'Scrambling for Help' From Kim Jong Un: Ret. U.S. General
NewsweekFEB 2024
Report: Kim Jong Un to Meet Putin for Weapons Talks
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Anti-Russia narrative
As Russia increasingly turns to countries like North Korea and Iran, these developments underscore just how isolated Putin has become. Russia is desperate for weapons amid issues with its floundering arms industry and related supply-chain problems.
Pro-Russia narrative
Russia is a neighbor of North Korea, and so to seek harmonious relationships and benefits through mutual interests — rather than discord and a policy of isolationism — is both inevitable and productive for both nations.
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