Russia vetoes UN North Korea resolution.

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Kim could just grant Russia basing rights in North Korea just as the US has for South Korea. It would decrease the chance of a US strike and give his regime a powerful protector, while being yet another geopolitical coup for Putin.

We're overlooking a crucial aspect here: involvement in Ukraine and Syria, combined with sanctions, put a heavy toll on Russia. Its doubtful they can overextend themselves again.

Russia may seem to be scoring "geopolitical coup", but the longterm cost is catastrophic.

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Also all these sanctions are useless as long as China doesn't follow it

Haven't China just recently sent a transport of NK coal back?

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Also all these sanctions are useless as long as China doesn't follow it

Haven't China just recently sent a transport of NK coal back?

Who knows. Formally yes, but in the same time we have seen chinese trucks at DPRK military parade - formally China can't sell it to Kim regime.

What if these trucks are from the Craigslist?