How Putin made North Korea richer – and more dangerous
About this episode
The episode discusses how Russia's support has enriched North Korea and enhanced its military capabilities, featuring insights from expert Dr. Victor Cha.
North Korea has supplied Russia with millions of artillery rounds, thousands of troops and workers for its drone factories to support its war in Ukraine. In return, Russian money, food, energy and weapons are reviving Pyongyang’s economy, giving it military battlefield experience and potentially advancing Kim Jong Un’s nuclear and missile capabilities. Dr Victor Cha, former White House national security official and one of America’s leading Korea experts, joins The General & The Journalist to explain how Russia has made an isolated regime richer and more dangerous. How powerful has North Korea become? Why have decades of denuclearisation diplomacy failed? And could talks with Washington loosen Kim’s alliance with Putin? Should the West accept a nuclear North Korea ? Get in touch: generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk Chapters: 00:00 North Korea’s economic boom 08:31 Russia fuels Kim Jong Un 14:18 China, Russia and North Korea 18:32 North Korea’s nuclear threat 26:16 Why denuclearisation failed 33:46 Kim Jong Un’s successor and future Guest: Dr Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International…
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