Kim’s Russia Visit: Evaluating Diplomatic Currency

  • Rajaram Panda
    He worked at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from 2009 to 2012 read more

It is apparent that both Russia and North Korea are seeking diplomatic currency. But so long as North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme remains an unresolved issue, Russia’s plan for a trans-Korean gas pipeline, however mutually beneficial that may be, is likely to remain unachievable.

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Keywords: North Korea-Russia Relations