Against the backdrop of Putin's quest for a breakthrough, the Korean Peninsula has become a new focal point. Recently, the DPRK successfully launched the "Wanlijing-1" reconnaissance satellite and photographed the US military base. This series of actions has aroused concern and dissatisfaction in Japan and South Korea, which see North Korea's actions as a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and a threat to their security. Behind North Korea, Putin** is widely considered to have played a positive role in promoting.
North Korea's satellite launch was the third attempt this year, and the first two failed attempts. The successful launch showed an increase in North Korea's military-technical level and led to the belief that North Korea was technologically supported by Russia. Earlier, when the North Korean leader visited Russia, Putin accompanied him on a visit to the Vostok spaceport, which was interpreted by the West as Russia's technical support to the DPRK as a return for the DPRK's provision. According to intelligence and **, large-caliber artillery shells made in the DPRK have been delivered to the front line in Ukraine, indicating that Russia-DPRK military cooperation has been further strengthened.
In order to break through the impasse in Ukraine and the pressure of NATO, Putin ** decided to find a new breakthrough outside China's door, which is North Korea. Russia's cooperation with the DPRK is not only aimed at obtaining conventional munitions, but more importantly to change the security posture on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. Through Russia-North Korea cooperation, Russia aims to deter U.S. allies, South Korea and Japan, from Russia-North Korea military cooperation.
The DPRK's successful launch of a military reconnaissance satellite shows that the DPRK's ballistic missile technology has been enhanced, which in turn has strengthened the DPRK's strategic strike capability against the ROK and Japan. At the same time, in the conflict in Ukraine, the willingness and strength of Western countries to assist Ukraine are gradually exhausted, and the strengthening of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea has made the United States' allies in the Asia-Pacific region face substantial threats and created problems for the United States.
Putin's move also has a positive effect on China to a certain extent. The strategic goal of the United States is to withdraw from other regions and concentrate its efforts on dealing with China in the Asia-Pacific region. The development of military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK can, to a certain extent, alleviate the strategic pressure on China.
In general, Putin ** used the Korean Peninsula to find a new way to break through the impasse in Ukraine. Through cooperation with North Korea, Russia has been able to contain U.S. energy and strategic resources, putting U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea and Japan, at a substantial risk.
The successful satellite launches of the DPRK show an increase in the level of its military-technical level, associated with Russian cooperation. Receiving ** support from the DPRK is the reward of Russian technical support, which makes the Russian-DPRK military cooperation even closer. As North Korea's military strength increases, the security landscape on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia has changed, and U.S. allies South Korea and Japan have become more threatened.
As far as China is concerned, cooperation between Russia and the DPRK has also played a positive role. In the face of US pressure in the Asia-Pacific region, China can use Russia-DPRK cooperation to reduce its own strategic pressure.
To sum up, Russia broke the Ukrainian impasse through cooperation with North Korea and created a new threat to the strategic layout of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. This move also has a certain positive effect for China. As the situation develops, the game between countries will become more and more intense, and the future direction is still uncertain.