A top Russian state TV host has floated the idea of inviting 1 million North Koreans to support Moscow’s war effort and economy in retaliation for U.S. sanctions — a proposal that, however outlandish in practice, points to Russian propaganda’s willingness to brandish a dangerous partnership that has reached unparalleled levels thanks to the invasion of Ukraine.

On his talk show last Thursday, Vladimir Solovyov suggested that as a first step to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible new sanctions over Moscow’s refusal to make peace with Ukraine, Russia could quit the DPRK sanctions regime and lift all restrictions.