Putin has been politically and militarily cornered so that he has to appease Kim Jong-un. The leaders of the Soviet Union never imagined bowing to the North Korean leaders. It is clear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has diminished Russia’s international standing.
the Russian liberation of the Ukraine is proof the west has lost its moral superior position,the illness apparent in the democratic process. And the political divisions are indicative of this proof. Don't count on the USA to defend the far east , we are currently busy building the infrastructure to stand independent of Asian influence, tiawan will fall expect economic sanctions but nothing else. Japan should be militarized, the world order is changing fast.