U.S is rattled by the meeting between North Korean leader and Russian strongman
By Daily Tab24. Updated: Sep 13, 2023.
Two strong natural allies, U.S has every reason to be rattled by the meeting between the two. It’s a case of arms deal, one that would see the two countries share technological experiences and deliver arms to Russia that is in dire need of it to succeed in Ukraine – a country it invaded more than eighteen months ago and has chosen to take over its territories by force.
Before Kim Jong-un entered his train of 21 bullet-proof carriages en-route to Russia, US had had the information and monitoring the movement of the North Korean strongman. Kim Jong-un would relax in his train which has everything, also, with the confidence that nothing will penetrate, his mind was calm as his concern was with time.
The 1,180km journey will take perhaps more than 20 hours as the train can only reach speed approximately 50km/h because of its heavy amoured design. With sufficient security, another train travels ahead as a scout while on the trail is another security train with personnel and aides. The journey was indeed about time with no security concern.
The North Korean strong man could hold meetings and live for years in the train without needing to make a stop for anything. The train has conference rooms of different designs and purposes, with comfortable and stunning sofas and a restaurant serving varieties of dishes and French wines that the strongman is reportedly in love with.
According to BBC, the train has been christened Taeyangho, the Korean word for the sun, and a symbolic reference to North Korea’s founder Kim II Sung, who began the tradition of train travel. The U.S can only watch and track the train while it smoothly travel to Russia, knowing that nobody has a chance to stop the amoured train.
U.S has reacted to the potential arms deal that would see North Korea supplying arms to Russia to help it succeed in its so-called special military operation in Ukraine. Russia has run short of arms in the war Putin knows would take longer time due to the intervention of the West – who has decided to stand by Ukraine and funding it to counter Russia.
U.S has announced that more sanctions would follow should the North Korean leader finally agree to arms deal with Russia. North Korea is already under Western sanctions that are biting harder on the economy of the Asian country. More sanctions would further deteriorate the already weakened economy.
Sanction is the only tool America could use against Russia and North Korea should they agree to arms deal, which is against U.N declaration. The arms deal if sealed would shift the paradigm on sanctions put forward by the West against North Korea.
The war in Ukraine has brought about desperations, with arms delivery overshadowing peace moves. U.S delivered cluster bombs to Ukraine and justified it. Should North Korea deliver arms, it would undermine any hope of talks to end the war and more people will die.
There appears to be no one that could reign on Russia or North Korea as the two countries brace for a bilateral agreement that would see them default U.S sanctions and violate a couple of U.N declarations. Russian leader has said sanctions affect the West as well, and it would not back down in the face of sanctions.
China, Russia and North Korea are forming a unit with aim to counter U.S economy and dominance in the world. Russia and China are coming from different perspectives – with BRICS extending membership appeals and the three countries establishing closer ties to improve co-operations.
