North Korea, Russia may be attempting to avoid the total collapse of the regime in Pyongyang. | Submit your comments on this article |
| China-Japan-Koreas |
| Russia 'increasing oil exports' to North Korea |
| 2017-12-06 |
| [DW] At a time when the United States is calling for more restrictions on fuel exports to North Korea, Russia may be attempting to avoid the total collapse of the regime in Pyongyang. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Motive? Poss they don't want a chinese intervention when the state collapses. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-12-06 12:49 |
| #5 boomerc, they do have a rail line that goes between the two countries across that small, shared border. A highway as well. Seems like a good spot for a MOAB strike. Just sayin' |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-12-06 09:52 |
| #4 I assume this oil will be come in via oil tankers. I remember during the Cuban missile crisis the US blockaded Cuba. If only we had enough patrol ships and submarines to enforce a blockade of all contraband. |
| Posted by: boomerc 2017-12-06 04:19 |
| #3 The countdown to Nuclear Japan begins? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-12-06 03:45 |
| #2 I somehow doubt 'oil' is the only thing the Russians are providing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-12-06 01:30 |
| #1 Upset some at the Russian Winter Olympics ban? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-12-06 01:22 |