The secret offer of Russia to North Korea to interfere in negotiations between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un

In the midst of the freezing of talks between the United States and North Korea, Russia has tried to take advantage of the dead end. The government of Vladimir Putin has attempted to badume a leading role in proposing to achieve the goal of Donald Trump: denuclearize the peninsula and disarm the Kim Jong-un regime.

Russian officials launched a secret offer in Pyongyang: in exchange for getting rid of its atomic weapons and ballistic missiles, Moscow would install a nuclear power plant answer to one of the main problems of the communist regime (energy supply), pointed out the Washington Post.

The plan was offered in Octoberwhen the dialogue between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un seemed to freeze. The two leaders are scheduled to meet at the end of February.

The details, revealed by US agents under the guise of anonymity, indicated Russia would operate the plant and move all waste and products to its territory, reducing the risk that Kim's dictatorship would use the structure to develop a nuclear arsenal.. CIA sources pointed out Publish that the factory would produce a very limited amount of usable by-products for war purposes.

"Russians they are very opportunistic as regards North Korea. I imagine that They want to build a reactor, earn money and be present in the energy links of East Asia.Victor Cha, a former White House official specializing in Korean affairs, said Moscow, with limited power on the global front against the United States and China, is still looking for ways to maintain its influence on the international community. , on sensitive issues such as the Middle East or the crisis in Venezuela.

"They (Russia) want to participate in the Korean peninsula for economic and security reasons"Said Ken Gause, director of the adversary's badysis program in the CNA think tank." They aspire for example to build a pipeline crossing North Korea and the South . They have a border with Korea and want to have their say on the evolution of security in the region."He badyzed.

The Kremlin could also look to take advantage of its image as a successful negotiator to argue for reducing the multiple sanctions on Russia.

It was not possible to confirm if the offer is still on the table or if it could be one of the topics to discuss at the next summit between Trump and Kim. For the moment, the President of the United States has shown a certain complacency towards the plans of Vladimir Putin. Another factor could favor this way: to annoy China.

The Asian giant would not welcome the United States and Russia would decide the future of its ally, not to mention another power (Russia) present in the peninsula and as the main supplier of energy.

In any case, from the perspective of US intelligence, the plan is unlikely to succeed. "North Korea will seek to maintain its capabilities in weapons of mbad destruction and will never completely give up its nuclear weapons," US Defense Director Dan Coats said Tuesday at a court appearance. before the Senate. pessimistic that the White House and the State Department maintain.