Nuclear Disarmament

“Balance of powers between Moscow and Washington is based on so-called mutual assured destruction,” the lawmaker told Russian TV, commenting on an interview with US President Donald Trump where he called on other countries to reduce their nuclear arsenals. “…

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a public show of support for North Korea on nuclear disarmament, seeming to undermine President Trump’s approach to nuclear diplomacy, as Putin and Kim Jong Un on Thursday wrapped up their first summit meeting.…

Mr. Putin suggested Russia might welcome a revival of multilateral talks on North Korea, known as the six-party negotiations, which have been dormant for a decade and were previously derided by Mr. Trump. The Russian leader added that the United States and R…

People couldn’t stop sharing jokes about what would happen to Kim aides if they didn’t perform their duty well. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un arrived in Russia by train on Wednesday, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin. T…

There are no other effective international mechanisms at the moment, Mr. Peskov said. Therefore, it is not possible to get completely detached from this mechanism. On the other hand, you know that other countries are also applying their efforts to achieve set…

By securing a meeting with Mr. Putin this week, Mr. Kim sought to reaffirm his image as a global player despite the failure to reach an agreement with Mr. Trump in Hanoi. His meeting with Mr. Putin also sent a signal to Washington that Mr. Kim was expanding h…

If perception is indeed reality, North Korea has come to be perceived as now a player in Northeast Asia, meaning Kims carefully calibrated P.R. offensive is working much to Washingtons dismay, said Harry J. Kazianis, the director of Korean studies at the Cent…

(SEOUL, South Korea) — Two months after he failed to win a badly needed easing of sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia in a possible attempt to win its help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his coun…

President Donald Trump says sanctions against North Korea will continue for now. In an Oval Office meeting with the South Korean President, he said the sanctions aimed at Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons program are at a "fair" level. (April 11) A…

(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a much-anticipated summit on Thursday, a Kremlin adviser said, putting an end to weeks of speculation about when and where it would take place. Preparations for th…