Putin desperately needs Pyongyang’s help, in the form of ammunition and cannon-fodder troops, in his thus far unsuccessful effort to subjugate Ukraine... with future overtures toward Pyongyang.
In a ceremony on Friday in Pyongyang, attended by the North Korean brass and families of the soldiers and cheered on by large crowds, Kim praised the ‘heroic’ service of the soldiers during the mission, the report said.
After all, Pyongyang has consistently advanced its nuclear-missile armament program. According to a study, Pyongyang did ratify the multilateral Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in December 1985... But Pyongyang has never honoured them.