North Korea and Russia Arms Sales: The Global Pariahs
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In this eye-opening video, we delve into the surprising alliance brewing between Russia and North Korea. As Vladimir Putin's global isolation deepens, he's turning to a most unlikely partner. Discover the reasons behind this unexpected alliance and the potential consequences for Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, and the world order. Don't miss this intriguing analysis!
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I think you vastly overestimate the political backlash Russia would receive from more trade with North Korea.
As far as I know, China is not only a trading partner, but also in an active military alliance with North Korea, and that hardly bothers anyone.
There!! Finally someone whom noticed this as well! I was starting to think: is everyone lacking any political insight here? ;-) It is as you say, my friend: I've made a post on it (above in the thread) where I say the same as you, and explain why this idea of "political backlash" for Russia is EXTREMELY unlikely.
The only backlash Russia got was from the West, but there isn't much extra sanctions left THEY can give Russia, whether Putin meets Kim or not. The same goes for N-K. I saw some high-up in the US government say: if Korea delivers weapons, they will be severely sanctioned! With what? N-K has been under sanctions since 1953 and - before Russia, now - one of the most sanctioned countries in the world. If they didn't care back then, why would they care now? It's *reasonable* to assume their tightening diplomatic and economic ties with Russia will be of FAR greater benefit to them than anything the West can still throw at them of sanctions.
And what about Russia? Let's REALLY analyze this, instead of just wishful-thinking like our Western media often portrays things and pretend it to be factual. I've made the same remark as you, because it's pretty obvious to see the contradiction in what Simon says in this vid, and his prime idea about it. Namely, China has had strong ties for decades with N-K - Simon says this himself in the vid! Ok... so why didn't China get any backlash during those 3 decades, then? Why didn't all the countries "shy away" as one would expect, if the basic premise of this vid would be true?! Not even the Western countries did or do it. Ergo: this idea makes no sense, or at the very least, actual facts seem not to corroborate with the idea that stronger ties with N-K makes other countries to shun you as well. Also... Russia strengthened its ties (and got military aid!) from another pariah state: Iran. Did Russia-friendly countries like Brazil and India shy away then? No. So why should they now? In fact, MORE countries have joined the BRICS after Russia invaded Ukraine and got aid from pariah states, instead of them shunning away! Which, once again, directly flies in the face of the proclaimed premise!
So this whole premise is really nonsensical, and is merely the wishful-thinking projection of the feelings of Westerners/Western countries. In reality, Brazil, India, China, etc. wouldn't and will not change their stance at all, whether Putin meets Kim 100 or a 1000 times, and whether he gets arms or not. Western countries always think other countries and people think like them; this is one of the more glaring mental faults we have which obfuscates reality.
perhaps not on Warographics, but i’d love to see your team cover the various ways North Korea evades sanctions and generates income. it’s a subject that’s equally fascinating and deeply troubling, especially when you consider how thick that web of shell companies and shadow economies must be. and the number of people complicit in keeping it going.
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@@bensoncaisip6541probably gonna take a long time to get that though unless some big shit involving NK happens.
They sell opiates and blow
There's a great documentary on UA-cam about this topic
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What would be even more embarrassing is if N. Korea were to look at the situation in Ukraine and say no to Putin’s request for assistance. That would be like a homeless person looking at your house and being like “nah, I’ll just keep sleeping outside, thanks.”
Lmao🤣🤣🤣
That's deep
They probably won't. Kim is desperate for friends and $ on the world stage
As hilarious as that would be I doubt they’ll say no to a money making opportunity like that especially considering the sanctions they are under
True story, I was bringing in groceries and saw a homeless guy pushing his plastic bottle cart. I offered him a large bag of chips, since it was on the top of the bags and he said "No thanks, I don't eat junk food." I was stunned lol
Perfect analogy! 😂
Does anyone else think NK is just the middle man between China and Russia arms deal?? Would make sense
Yes
Possibly, but whatever China wants it steals, so I highly doubt china is giving Russia any money for weapons.
NK has plenty of weapons
@@KonradvonHotzendorf bad ones
@@d0nk3ybrain57 Not for what the Orks want
NK is a resource rich country
The machines might be old but there is zero reason to believe they don't make good shells and ammunition
2:15 - Chapter 1 - Strange bedfellows
7:45 - Chapter 2 - Why so friendly ?
11:40 - Chapter 3 - Who's in control ?
18:05 - Chapter 4 - Russia the pariah
- Chapter 5 -
- Chapter 6 -
I love how Simon could withhold his own laughter at the idea of Russia allying with Korea.
And very quickly snapped out of it.
😂🏴☠️🏳️🌈🇲🇫🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🖕👎
A litteral shotgun wedding then. Well, you know what they say.: What happens in Pyongyang stays in Pyongyang until it gets sent home in a vegatative state .
That's as true as warm beer.
The BRICS alliance is that certain group of friends with rich parents who all pretend to like each other as long as it’s beneficial.
Russia, Brazil, and South Africa are rich?
It's an economic alliance, not really a military alliance like NATO
@@badluck5647 The only rich country in BRICS is China.
Kind of like NATO.
@@badluck5647 In terms of wealth as a nation, yes relatively speaking - still among the highest ranking countries by total GDP (though South Africa is still a bit of an outlier). This of course doesn't necessarily mean the same in average living standards.
Russian government is well on the way to making a North Korea of their own, so this is a very natural alliance.
That is a big yikes.
Russia's just too big territorial and too diverse ethnically to become another NK. Not that would stop pedophile manlet to try. So Russia's just gonna collapse.
Cheers from said Mordor.
@user-yp7xq1zw7t
Корея на Юге полуострова.
А самое страшное что Запад может сделать для рашки это не спасать её ножками Буша когда все накроется багровой шляпой. Опять.
И завязывай с путлеровскими байками. Если местные убивают друг друга то причем здесь кто-то ещё.
Me? Oh but _dear Russian,_ I am in fact your neighbour.
Pretty rich of you to point fingers at "The West" (that's what you were trying to do here, wasn't it?) considering what kind of terror and devastation you brought with your incursions. Continue to bring this very moment in fact!
Oh your neighbours would much enjoy a peaceful coexistence with you, if you'd let them, but alas. Now there must be isolation, by your own state's effort no less! For nobody profits from more from this than your ruling class.
@user-yp7xq1zw7t
Hell, Russia probably hasn't been this isolated since 1920's. Even Soviet Union for most of its existence had allies.
In your outro you say that north korea could become russias only friend, but what about china? could this not just end up as a way on giving weapons to russia through a proxy thus forcing russia to become dependent on china while maintaining chinas reputation?
No, there is too much practical risk, and china is going into a recession right now...
China is just taking advantage of Russia's current problems. They are actually a real danger to Putin.
What about China? If China was such a good partner, why would Russia be going to North Korea?
@@robertp457 China and Russia isn't that close, both countries obviously want to be chill with a nuclear powered neighbour that they share a land border with, and both countries want some sort of counter balance to the so called western powers, so they'll collaborate on certain issues, but other than that there isn't much going in terms of relations. There isn't even much trade given the close proximity.
@@phoenix211245It's not just China literally every country in the west is also heading towards recession.
Buying weapons from North Korea is like buying clothes from a homeless guy.
North Korea has one of the largest artillery arsenals in the entire world. And what's crucial in the Ukraine war is artillery.
😂😂😂😂 omfg
@@EmoBirb They also have the maintenance program of the 3 Stooges over seeing a haunted house. If you want a 105 mm shell that's been sitting in a leaky warehouse since 1964, then they're your guy.
@@tanker335Should tell us how badly off Putin actually is.
Good. I hope Ukraine destroys the prick.
Simon, extremely well done analysis as always, except I'm pretty sure North Korea and Russia have been swapping technology and money under the table longer than what all of the rest of the world notices. Just in the last year, any time there is a "perceived" threat, another ballistic or cruise misslie is launched by the North Koreans. Personally, I would have thought they would be running low on their inventory, but it doesn't seem so. and now, they have a nuclear strategic submarine... Where do you think they got the cash for that? Anyway, there is more to this story I would like to hear... Go get 'em Simon!
The principal idea was extremely naive and very unlikely to be true, though. there was no logic behind the reasoning. I've explained why in a post above.
Simon is just the orator. He's reading a script written by another man. Can't think of his name but it shows at the end
I keep seeing this idea that Russia and China are allies/friends. This is just not true. Both sides have a history fraught with disagreements, diplomatic coercion, and yes, even warfare. Right now, it suits both sides to put on the facade that they are best friends, but make no mistake, that is skin-deep at most. Recently, China published a map where Russian territory is marked as a Chinese possession. Imagine if the US made a map claiming England as a territorial possession: it is a statement of disrespect for the relationship, and you can bet there were rumblings about this map in the Kremlin. Russia and China are not allies; they are diplomatic frienemies. They will work together for their individual benefit, but the moment there is good incentive to drop the act, the real colors will be on display for the world to see.
Partly true. But seen the fact their dislike for the hegemonic tendencies of the US is far bigger than the dislike for each other, one might still call them allies of convenience. They are conducting what is called "Realpolitik".
@@AniMageNeBy No, they are what is called "strategic partners". That is the farthest either side has been willing to trust the other. They will work together, but not because they have any kind of true loyalty for the other.
The fact that you tried to equate this with "realpolitik" shows that this is not an area you understand very well.
@@daniell1483 Well, well... an online self-assertion you understand better than somebody else... quite impressive. I would say you don't understand quite well what "reading comprehensively" means, but if we're going on that route, this debate will not go anywhere, I'm afraid.
I said they were conducting "Realpolitik", and they are. I do not "equate" the two, I'm saying the one is a consequence of the other. Maybe it's you whom should look the term up. It's a pure fact that they are allied (but maybe you're not aware the term is broader than just a formal military ally) - you can call it "strategic partnership" too if you want to delve into the semantic nitpicking, but the fact remains their politics are based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations. As said: an "alliance of convenience", thus, where pragmatism of economic and diplomatic interactions matter, not of ideology or shared common ethical principles.
Which is exactly the hallmark of "realpolitik".
@@AniMageNeBy I think you are the one who needs to look up the definition. Of "ally". If Vietnam declared war on China this second, do you think Russia would jump to China's defense? Begin mobilizing military, diplomatic, and materiel resources to help fight Vietnam? Fuck no! Russia couldn't care less if China faced war or some other external foe.
But that is what an ally is, in the domain of diplomatic relations. If Mexico declared war on the US this second, you'd have allies on three different continents who would begin to prepare for a call to arms, begin discussing economic coordination, sending orders down the chains of command... a united effort to explicitly help an ally in need.
Again: Russia and China are NOT allies.
@@daniell1483 Sigh. Ok, let's look at the dictionary definition then, because otherwise we'll be here with a tit-for-tat for ages:
ally
verb
al·ly ə-ˈlī
ˈa-ˌlī
allied; allying
Synonyms of ally
transitive verb
: to unite or form a connection or relation between : associate
He allied himself with a wealthy family by marriage.
intransitive verb
: to form or enter into an alliance
two factions allying with each other
ally
noun
al·ly ˈa-ˌlī
ə-ˈlī
plural allies
1: a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or league
America and its allies
2: one that is associated with another as a helper : a person or group that provides assistance and support in an ongoing effort, activity, or struggle
3: a political ally
She has proven to be a valuable ally in the fight for better working conditions.
-often now used specifically of a person who is not a member of a marginalized or mistreated group but who expresses or gives support to that group
As I said, thus, "ally" has more than one definition and interpretation, and it doesn't mean it has to be a formal military ally. In the diplomatic sense, you can be political allies, without having a formal agreement for military assistance.
So clearly it was YOU who needed to look up the definitions. Your interpretation that "ally" can only mean two nations having a formal agreement of military assistance is obviously wrong, seen the literal quote of the definitions I gave you - yet instead of acknowledging this, you're simply doubling down on it. It's just foolhardy.
I'm afraid this is simply history rhyming with itself.
I'm sure the quality control and storage conditions on those bullets/shells is going to be world class. /s.
Sadly even with a 20% dud rate the other 80% can still drag on the war and cause more needless deaths.
This is so crazy… that no one saw this coming
1:46 those hands are so unsettling looking. Fits perfectly.
That was funny. When you said he could feed his people.
"The Skunk at a Garden Party" so good
1:30 Haaa!!
The only person who asked Putin to dance was the short, chubby Korean guy who likes pulling the wings off bugs and setting things on fire behind the cafeteria dumpster...😂
16:30 Just imagine a country that will spend on military equipment instead of feeding its people; who would do that?
San Francisco says hellooo!!!
You know you've fallen the lowest when you ally with NK😂😂
Lol its coz no one can sanction NK any more already so they won't lose anything from selling arms to Russia.
Was the US at its lowest when Trump was reaching out to Kim?
@@PrimericanIdolso edgy! Run upstairs and tell Meema about your comment section victory!
@@nicklindberg90 I did.
@@PrimericanIdol yeah it was a pretty embarrassing look for the country
Wargraphics Simons western propaganda channel
Go weeeest
Your voice is amazing. Respect
If the deal goes through, there’s a high possibility of South Korea starting solid deliveries of much more than shells to Ukraine. And that, theoretically, might be a game changer too
if the deal goes through it's possible NK might deplete a huge amount of it's ammo stockpile.
@@backlogbuddiesDoesn't matter. Militarily NK is a complete joke, with or without ammo stockpiles.
Yes, it can destroy Soul. Yes, NK can launch a few nukes. And then what? At that point NK will be ended as a state, along with the entire regime. NK is completely incapable of winning a war. All it can do is substantially raise the cost of engaging militarily with them.
What political calculation do you think changes for SK if NK starts delivering shells to Russia?
I don't see any basis for the argument.
@@a5cent the biggest argument of SK was that russia might give NK weapons if they themselves help Ukraine with such. I don’t see why this current development shouldn’t be able to open doors
@@aurorapathsYes, that may be true.
However, even a complete and utter Ukrainian victory changes nothing about the cooperation between Russia and NK. So what is the point?
At best SK could threaten to support Ukraine in an effort to deter Russia from such a deal, but once the deal is made, it's at most about following through. No amount of weapon shipments from SK to Ukraine will undo that damage.
"won't make much of an impact" -except for when they splat on the pavement below an open window
What North Korea might get out of this deal could very well be ballistic missile technology
God forbid
Probably not as Russia has trouble manufacturing their own missiles and NK is far below them in manufacturing ability. They could get russian expertise but at this point, if they didn't get chinese expertise already then China probably don't want them to have it so I doubt they'd allow it.
So much hubris in this channel
"Lootin like Putin" is what me and my buddies say when we take everything not nailed down in a video game. 😂
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"We have slingshots."
"What the heck are we going to do with slingshots?!"
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"Okay, okay. How much?"
"2 million per handle, rubber is 500k and aren't included."
Zimbabwean: "What a steal!"
So it can gain SATELITTE tech and other techs like nuclear submarine tech, Kinzhal tech, early warning tech
Match made in heaven! 😂
I compared Russia's economic future to N Korea early in the war.
Correction, in hell.
They are gay lovers ! 😂😂😂.
@@Ultra1036speed
I bet Trump being jelly.
Superb simon utterly superb ❤
"Show me who your friends are and I know who you are" at it's purest!
In my song "Sog amoi spinnt's es? (Glaubt's es, es g'winnt's Des?)" (translated to: Say are you stupid, you think you can win this) I mentioned this scenario back on the 22.4.2022: ua-cam.com/video/1MdfUW7qsnc/v-deo.html
6:30 You mean to tell me you aren't supposed to do that?! This must be why I have no friends.
Vladimir Putin is really in league with Emperor Palpatine.
Rocket man and whinne the pooh are more in line of the emperor than Putin.
Kim Jong Un was like "Time to add another notch to my belt," after Putin signed on the dotted line.
Not gunna lie ik its not possible but i wish this channel posted daily. I feel like i get more accurate news from here than anywhere elss
The accuracy is likely down to less frequent videos TBH
Do you normally lie when you don't say "not gunna lie" first?
@robertp457 yes. I have to specify it every single time. After every single sentence and every single statement i make. Not just online but also in real life. Sometimes even in my dreams and hopefully even after death
So we've got Egypt, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and to a some extent China all experiencing varying levels of economic distress.
We've got war in Ukraine, but war brewing in West Africa, Israel/Lebanon, Ethiopia, and potentially Iran/Afghanistan.
Tensions are rising between the US & China, Turkey & Greece, Kurds & the Iraqi Gov, and now this threatens to escalate things on the Korean Peninsula.
Not sure if I'm just hyperaware or if the world is destabilizing.
I'm so glad I found Simon and his amazing catalog of content. Sometimes, I'll put on a video when working and not even listen too closely. It's just comforting to hear Simon tell stories, lol
I'm amazed at his dive and dedication. I can't imagine the kind of hours he puts into his videos daily even if all he does is read from a script nowadays, the amount of channels he has and uploads on regularly with the length of many videos, It's impressive.
He makes good vids, that often contains factual info. Here, he let's himself to be swayed by typical Western thought-patterns, however. The basic idea that other Russia-friendly countries will now drop Russia because Putin meets Kim and strengthen their ties, is quite absurd. It's more like a "wishful thinking" conclusion of the West, than anything even remotely likely to happen.
I've explained above in a post why.
These videos remind me of the "Here's how Bernie can still win!" stuff from 2016. Only this time it's Ukraine, lmao.
I feel like 700 shells a day is like 2 factories. Either russia is still taking this war not seriously, or they are having bigger isssue than we can see
Or are saving for war with NATO.
@@charlesbryson7443yah they would lose that regardless and they know it.
Standard "dumb" shells can be produced at a massive scale with a relatively modest production set up. The problems that Russia has with new manufacture is all of the sanctions targeting significant military materials, such as explosives precursors, industrial machinery and computer chips. Russia can make their own steel, a fair amount of their own explosives, and as they retool more factories for military production I think their supply problems will steadily disappear. It's going to be an uphill battle for them the entire way as they have to deal with corruption, sanctions, western machinery breaking down, the complete free-fall of the Ruble, exodus of skilled workers, etc.
point being, if they really put their mind to it they can manufacture tens of thousands of shells per day.
@@MUJUNKY and in doing so sacrifice their entire economy, for what?
@@baneofbanes The paranoid schizophrenic delusions of old soviets and the constant Russian "They're out to get us!" mind set. Granted, people have been out to get Russia for a long period of their history. I never said it was a smart idea, just that Russia can and most likely will solve their shortages given enough time, at least partially.
I imagine US would have already warned NK "Don't F***ing do it!, or else..."
17:30 Sorry to inform you, but in Brazil's case, this arms deal means nothing to Lula (President of Brazil), he a Putin's fan and Brazil really need the fertilizer (+ some other goods).
And India is buying a shit ton of cheap oil from Russia, this won't change because of this deal.
Everyone making fun of north Korean weapons and munitions but watch them end up being better than what modern Russians are making lololol.
Yah from reports coming out of Ukraine NK made weapons are shit with high dud rates.
I didn't know that good to hear for our side then. @@baneofbanes
this is on par with becoming allies with the homeless guy living in a box that you in till now always spit at and shunned
Kim wants to sell nuke for food now, the life imitates art (memes)
It’s like 2 homeless people selling shit to each other they found in the dumpster
Expect one of them is seriously one of the most powerful people in the world. I don't like Putin but to down play his wealth and grip on a country is silly.
Wrong Russia quite wealthy
You don't mention the fact that Russia move could be also to poke USA and South Korea and Japan
I love your narration, You bring intelligence, tasteful humour & level headed ness to these topics, Keep up the good work mate.
Any western propaganda tactic: "Make an angel like a demon, and treat a small demon like a Zeus."
Us despots gotta stick togeather.
if love to see simon do this for the iraq war.. or any of the american imperialist actions
Ill do one… the amount of money sent to Ukraine is about the same as the war in Afghanistan cost in a 90 day period on average…. For the entirety of the 2 decades we were there…. super smart “imperialist” action!
imperialism makes money off war spending at the expense of its resources and time. america doesn't allow for its home resources to be used. it instead makes sure only the foreign markets it control are open. IE it doesn't have to own the oil just that a majority of market oil trades in dollars @@Rbb0828
Did america annex Iraq ?
America over threw the government in Ukraine with a coup. It then started waging an ethnic war against Russians in Ukraine. @@zulubeatz1
thats just not accurate. the Afghan war cost 2.3 trillion and lasted 21 years. about 110 bil a year. we have spend nearly 400 bil not including what europe has spent @@Rbb0828
When I heard news sources say Russia is the new ‘North Korea’ 16 months ago I was skeptical. However I realize I was not seeing the larger picture.
Vastly different. Read some books.
The media is a joke.
It's not really a fair comparison. Maybe in a political aspect this is true, but the difference in size of the economy and size of the geography makes this a useless comparison.
Doesn't North Korea need all these weapons to stay firmly in control of the country?
They know they are in no threat as they're the aggressor. The weapons are just for prick-waving
No need to, Kim knows that China will just replace whatever resources the KPA.
Perfect idea, really. China wants to be a third-party mediator but also a supporter of Russia to hurt the US. They can't be both, so NK, being the middle man to give the Russians weapons, could give the Chinese deniability.
No, unfortunately, the North Korean people are well and truly beaten. He (beloved leader) learned his lesson from Stalin and has never changed - The key to remaining in power is to keep beating down the population and never stop.
Those weapons are from stockpiles, not armories.
Nobody has been interested in invading North Korea, the US was only ever there because the South was invaded when it was a US protectorate.
Suppressing the population doesn't take that many weaons.
Artillery?
19:21 There's nothing new about Russia being the pariah of Europe. They have always been considered to be a backwater empire, secondary to any proper European empire of old. The effects of the USSR didn't really help how the world sees Russia, either.
Remember, Trump actually likes Putin and Kim Jong Un.
Rent free
Love the videos man, in this world of misinformation you really shine through
Clown
Putin is definitely not running out of friends. Let me refute his first statement. He is literally the start of the Bricks movement coming together to dump the petrodollar. More and more countries are flocking to Russia for help. This entire video isn't just misinformation its straight propaganda.
While a lot of what is presented (and Simon is just the presenter) isn't downright misinformation (although sometimes it is), it's still a heavily biased and one sided view on a very nuanced and multifaceted topic.
You joking right?
@@EmoBirbsuch as?
You totally ignored the biggest threat to an arms deal between these two countries. Russia has 1000's of Nukes, little rocket man Kim would give his right testicle and half of his best weapons for 50-100 of those..... I'll just leave that thought with you. 👍🖖
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This has been the gift Kim Jong-un has been waiting for.
Russia will always be a friend of serbia!
DOn;t worry, nato will fly over serbia again. ;D
Kim jong un should send as many as possible north Korean in order to solve north Korean hunger
Fun fact: Thanks to Russia, Norway and North Korea are one country away from bordering each other.
This checks out. I need to look at maps more often again. I had no idea Norway was curving like that and sharing a border with Russia.
Congrats on being capable of understanding a map? 🤔🤣
War makes strange bedfellows.
Propaganda from the British empire 😂😂
Cry more
North Korea makes weapons?😂
There's a lot of wishful thinking in your videos when it comes to Russia, they're doing much better than you think and it is predicted their GDP will grow in 2024 despite the sanctions, you have to remember this was a country that survived on its own without international trade for decades, they're also in the process of conscripting some 400k troops. Ukraine won't win back its territory without the intervention of NATO
The country survived on their own in the Cold War, but the West absolutely prospered and built all the technology of the modern world.
And a lot of that GDP growth is from their military industries,
The foreign currency reserves are supposed to be pretty empty, they've hit companies with a large "one time" windfall tax and then hit them with whatever fines they could make up to drum up revenue.
Footage from every part of the Cold War made life look miserable in comparison to the West. The country famously cannot make a functioning car and are currently dependent on China to do so with the factories in Russia.
Yes, the country will survive, but in what condition for the people?
@@recoil53 That said, the parent poster is right that, at least in this vid, it's a lot of wishful thinking. It is a projection of the West about how they would like to see it unfold. Anyone actually believing "Russia-friendly" countries will now shy away and drop Russia because Putin is meeting Kim and they're gonna make weapon-deals, is unbelievably naive. I've explained above in a post why.
@@recoil53 And during the Cold War they had several slave states to leech of. Now they only have Belarus.
Why is what Russia doing bad? The US did the same thing with Iraq sooooo WHATS THE PROBLEM?!?!?
Because both are evil Regimes.
Stand with ukraine
N. Korea can turn a handsome profit from those old Soviet arms.
"And that's before we account for Ukrainian strikes on ammo dumps"
That's a HUGE number lately. Ukraine has been hitting major ammo stockpiles every few days, especially in Crimea, where it's currently very difficult to move them elsewhere quickly or replace if needed. This is rapidly proving to be a war of artillery, tanks, and drones. And Russia is burning through tanks and artillery like the bin Saud family burns through oil profits. And the shortages are the worst in exactly the places they desperately need them.
Don't you see the benefit of North Korean shells to this issue? As NK shells are probably mostly duds the warehouses would not blow up so easily.
Simon, post a Casual Criminalist video, please! I urgently need to procrastinate
As much trouble as Russia has with weapons and Ukraine with pretty much everything, once the dust settles and terms are in place, I feel like that will be much much worse at least economically across the board. Take WW2 Germany after WW1 as an example. Huge Huge fines and unpayable debts that led to the country fighting literally out of debt but was brought into bigger debt. Something similar might happen with that region of the world
7:38 voice crack.
Absolutely no one believes this stuff!!!
Absolutely no Russian or North Korean believes it.
“Man from empire responsible for 96 Independence days has opinions about the DPRK”
Wish that Russia would soon accomplish its goal 😎😎😎
Then volenteer for their army, coward.
Says some Russian bot.
The problem is that Russia is not a "pariah", since the only ones who treat Russia as such is the West (and Japan). Everyone else in the world (mind you 80% of global population) attitude towards Russia is more or less neutral or friendly.
The UN vote was 152 to 7 Are the coubtries that support Russia the ones that helped build Russian economy ? Can they replace the 85% of energy sales?
@@zulubeatz1 How many countries joined the illegal sanctions against Russia in any meaningful way? Even in case of the UN how many abstained? How many countries were coerced via threats to vote against Russia by the West and who do you think comes out looking better out of that situation then? And even if they did, how many simply pay lipservice to the West and continue to do business as usual with Russia?
You don't need to worry about Russian energy sales, since not only the Chinese and Indians are buying Russian energy in record numbers, but even the Saudis and the EU. Better question is, how long the US can keep the energy prices down via using up their strategic reserves for this purpose and how long the EU can surivive without cheap Russian energy (and soon without cheap Chinese goods)?
The rest of the world is not stupid, they see your blatant hypocrisy and double standards. The West can smear, steal, sanction, invade, create proxy wars, overthrow and occupy other countries at will, but oh woes another country defends its national interets (and defends people of same ethnicity from a hostile regime that has conducted a 8 year brutal war on them) on its own very borders from an existential threat...
PS. The West is supporting Ukraine's fight for "democracy and freedom" via cluster bombs, depleted uranium rounds and providing means to hit civilian targets deep behind the lines (such as the Crimean bridge). Oh yes so morally superior...LMAO!
Anything to back that up
@@debater452 Look it up ffs its bloody been all over the news. look up UN vote on Russian aggression. Even China abstained stop trying to deny the facts. North Korea and Iran plus a couple of tinpot African dictatorships otherwise the rest of the world is sane
@@CloneDAnon Civilian targets ? Russia bombs civilians every night and also uses both cluster munitions and DP shells I know you would prefer a less well armed enemy to Invade but war is a nasty game so its better not to start one. I dont know how you can type this crap without cracking up. Civilian targets ffs Russia has destroyed whole cities and tried to freeze Ukraine by bombing its power stations you warcrime loving monster
If they the sign the deal. You can say goodbye to the Russian federation forever. When the Soviet Union in 1991 this'll be a hundred percent times worse
I'm quite interested what China thinks about this with an old rival messing around in their backyard...
A lot of mix messages
If there's some serious political instability in Russia it's pretty much a given that China will create a new "official" (definitely not a puppet) government for Russia, conveniently centered on Vladivostok as it's capital.
I don't think they will care much because of the whole friendship without limits thing.
China thinks it is expected but fcked up in some ways. But what do you expect China to do? They have their own interests, they wouldn't like being told what to do, and we don't want turn them into enemies by forcing them to do certain things. If their intention is not directed to China, all we can do is reasoning with them, military tension is bad for development and business. But NK got nothing to lose at this point.
Seriously I thought u guys to be more open ended but this narrative doesn't work anymore
You’ve never watched the channel before have you? They’ve been very clearly against Russia since the start of the war. You’re just looking for a reason to get upset over nothing.
Slava Ukrainian
Russia: We are no pariah! Please let us into SWIFT again & retract the most severe sanctions.
Kim Jong-Un: Wazzup?
Russia: You have some arms for us, plz?
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Russia is not a pariah, it does business with the entire global South and there are European countries that still buy gas. Russia has no ally in the war in terms of ammunition.
Yet their economy is in tatters and their currency is worthless outside Russia! 😂
Russia has fallen so low😢😢😢😢😢
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If Putin were clever, he'd strike a deal, Russian grain for Korean artillery shells, although N. Korea would get the better end of the deal as I'm fairly sure the Russian grain is in better condition than the N. Korean munitions. Putin saves his limited cash for other use.
If u are going to push Propegenda, at least put some effort into it.
This is just sad.
What in particular is wrong with the video?
@@baneofbanes This is propegenda at its finest, Africa most if not all of middle east most if not all Asia
Most of latin America is on good terms with Russia. Even Japan who is a g 7 member buys Russian oil above the price cap set by the g7. Brent crude is at 90.
How is Russia losing friends. U all assume that N korea is country that is living in a stone age, that Country made Nukes by it self, US literally had plans ready to invade Iran but would not dare to go in N korea. If it really has so much outdated stuff. This video is trash propegenda
So, who's watching this after North Korea sold arms to Russia?
The BRICS alliance seems so fragile, it’s seems more a way to save face and appear more powerful.
That’s because it’s not an alliance.
I don't think it's anything more than it's been said to be. The media is making it more. I think it's really just a way for some countries to try to get a bit more sovereignty than the status quo. IMO the bigger question is, what will they do when they get a bit more power. Will they turn around and push another flavor of the same thing they were tired of onto other non-aligned countries? There is no way to know.
Its more of an economic group, like the G7 and such. China and india for example are always pointing guns at each other.
Bcs it's economic alliances not military alliances
@@gabrielandradeferraz386wrong Pakistan and India which always pointing gun towards each other
You know what gets me? Before the Ukraine shit I recall Putin telling N. Korea thay if it didnt cut the shit and stop trying to antagonize S. Korea and the US that Putin would declare war on N. Korea...it was a strange moment where I thought maybe Putin could be tentatively brought into the fold...sad he decided to go the other way
Ukraine had the largest military in continental Europe. It got decimated to a point where they are living from material donation to material donation. Provided by the entirety of NATO. Russia is thinking about buying ammunition supplies from North Korea. Where is the big deal?
The Russian economy could provide enough ammo, just not in time. By comparison, not even the US would have made it with their artillery ammunition supplies they had in stock and would have to go through bottlenecks to keep production steady, as the world's largest economy.
And the US has depleted large amounts of said ammo.
@@charlesbryson7443 The US has a stockpile that it won't touch. Ammo isn't depleted, just the one that can be given out.
Yeah I don't quite understand how folks can look at Russia buying stuff from NK and not consider that Ukraine is fully funded by other countries.
@@donksta4197 It's natural for two countries at war to look for outside supplies. It's a nothing burger
No, Russia had the largest military in Europe, and Ukraine with western aid has decimated it.
Also the big deal is that Russia is the aggressor.
If North Korea, as a self sufficient country is considered a "pariah", then what is Isn'treal? A tick? mosquito?
What does that even mean?
Waving flag graphics carry this channel
Our shortsighted support of countries not even allied with us in any way brings all of our enemies closer together. Eventually this shortsightedness will be our undoing...
How will this be our undoing?
Yeah they're really gonna go Revenge of the Nerds on us. Get real.
Ukraine is allied with us though.
@@baneofbanes They're not a NATO partner, and they are not in the EU either. They have nothing in common with us.
@@steve3847 Just like funding the Mujahideen led to the same people pointing the weapons we gave them at us years later. Just how helping the Soviet Union against the Germans brought us the whole situation in the first place.
more worrying is russia could trade nukes which nk would love to have
Why would they do that? It's like their only advantage on the world stage. Why would they give away their most prized posession?
russia wil not be abandoned by turkey or brazil or south africa,.... not without western nations sweetening the deal, the age of unilateral neo liberal morallity is simply over
Lol “neoliberal morality” what Russia is doing is straight up imperialism dude.
Brazil would drop them. Brazil has a history of breaking trade agreements anytime they stop favoring Brazil.
In theory it's not bad but they've burned everyone in the Americas
Very clever
That's not realistic. North Koreans don't like to play and they also have a strong army. Their main problem is the newer military equipment, which is quite outdated. They haven't bought anything new from the Russians for the last 30 years. They have a military industry, but it cannot technologically compete with what Russia and America produce. Germany...
NK only has enough gas to keep their vehicles running for three days.
Lol “they have a strong army” that’s a good one.
Depends on how you define a strong army. They certainly have a strong biological weapons facility. They're largest collectors of bioweapons in the world
It's true that Putin and his cronies should face the music because they're not fooling anyone. They can either keep trying to buy time by doing deals with pariah states or admit defeat and get themselves out of a quagmire.
Again: naive. Even if Ukraine would finally break through the front lines (they've been trying for months now without much success) and would come at the border of Crimea - Putin will never let Crimea go, since that is, in fact, Russian (until 1957 at least, when it was "given away" by the communist chairman of the USSR (himself an Ukrainian; get it?) even if that was no allowed by the USSR constitution, and even if the opinion of the populace there was never asked). Anyhow, point is: he will never relinquish Crimea, even if he has to use nukes.
Sometimes, I feel like the West is forgetting that Russia has 1500 nukes, and that, if provoked enough, and it's going to the ultimate escalation, Russia WILL use it.
It's plain as daylight that at some point - alas, often after hundredthousands of deaths - peace-talks will have to start, and a compromise will need to be found. There has been NO war or battle, where things didn't end with some agreement or peacetalk, so I find this obstinate behavior rather foolish. Because in the end, you know you're going to need to come to an agreement in the end anyhow.
@@AniMageNeBy nice copy and paste essay you russian bot
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