How an assertive Russia views the Korean Peninsula

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How an assertive Russia views the Korean Peninsula

Expert says Moscow may back Pyongyang in the event of conflict

Joseph Sugarman | Rob York April 18, 2014

How an assertive Russia views the Korean Peninsula

Russia and Ukraine may have reached a deal to calm tensions that capped by Moscow’s invasion of the Crimean Peninsula, but Russia's actions show what lengths it will go to defend its interest, even in defiance of world opinion.

Would it be willing to do the same on the Korean Peninsula?

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Joseph Sugarman

Joseph Sugarman is a Boston-based reporter for NK News, where he follows trends related to the Korean peninsula and surrounding areas. He can be found on Twitter.

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Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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