[nextpage title="PAGE 1"] The current crisis on the Korean Peninsula was unexpected for Russia and raised serious concerns that both North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump could recklessly push the situation over the brink. However, the probability of an open military conflict is still low and the pressure to solve the North Korean problem is not effective in the sense of being acceptable to the US. Moreover, controlled tension on the Korean Peninsula is more beneficial strategically to the US, in order to pressure China, making it inevitable that sooner or later the only remaining option of dialogue will be sought.
Russia’s Take on the North Korean Crisis
Russia’s Take on the North Korean Crisis
Russia’s Take on the North Korean Crisis
[nextpage title="PAGE 1"] The current crisis on the Korean Peninsula was unexpected for Russia and raised serious concerns that both North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump could recklessly push the situation over the brink. However, the probability of an open military conflict is still low and the pressure to solve the North Korean problem is not effective in the sense of being acceptable to the US. Moreover, controlled tension on the Korean Peninsula is more beneficial strategically to the US, in order to pressure China, making it inevitable that sooner or later the only remaining option of dialogue will be sought.