Putin and Kim’s Meeting Shows the Limits of US Sanctions
- North Korea may help arm Russia for its war in Ukraine
- Washington has few points of leverage to deter an arms deal
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The US has warned that North Korea would pay a price for providing Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine, ahead of an expected rare meeting between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin in Russia’s Far East.
But Washington has few points of leverage to deter two of the western world’s most implacable geopolitical foes from cementing ties. In comments to reporters this week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said helping to arm Russia’s President Putin wouldn’t reflect well on North Korea and the US would “look for opportunities to dissuade” Kim’s regime from such a step.