Russia-North Korea summit: "Comrades" Putin and Kim send rivals a warning

"Putin and Kim would both gain from a transactional bargain but they would also gain geopolitically by giving off the impression that their nuclear-armed countries are cooperating militarily and sending a warning about potential consequences to America’s allies and like-minded partners that support Ukraine," said Duyeon Kim, of the Center for a New American Security.

"Kim would also be signaling to Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that Russia has his back in Northeast Asia."

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