What the Putin-Kim authoritarian get-together means for Russia's war and North Korea's capabilities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : The Kremlin had long been quietly evading the enforcement of UN resolutions, particularly through petroleum smuggling to North Korea.
42% : The fact that the Kremlin leader is so desperate for artillery, rockets, and other munitions that he is forced to consider a deal with North Korea that would likely violate UN sanctions exposes the absurdity of Moscow's claims to great power status. -- Brian Whitmore is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, an assistant professor at the University of Texas-Arlington, and founder and host of "The Power Vertical Podcast.

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