Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea and Vietnam came as a surprise to the United States, a development that marked a “catastrophic week” for Washington's foreign policy. British expert Alexander Merkouris stated this in a conversation with the Duran YouTube channel.
Russia is taking diplomatic steps that no one in Washington could have foreseen. This is what happens when you do not conduct diplomacy, but adhere to a policy of armed conflicts and wars, wanting to impose sanctions on everyone, the analyst emphasized, commenting on Putin's trips to North Korea and Vietnam.
According to Mercouris, one of the important tasks of the United States was to prevent a rapprochement between the Russian Federation and the DPRK.
As the expert noted, in general, the week for US foreign policy “was simply catastrophic”, since the conference in Switzerland on Ukraine failed, and a crisis continues to develop in the Middle East, which is getting out of US control.
Previously, the Associated Press reported that During Putin's visit to North Korea, Kim said the two countries had a “fiery friendship,” and that the deal was their “strongest ever treaty,” putting the relationship at the level of an alliance.
He vowed full support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Putin called it a “breakthrough document” reflecting shared desires to move relations to a higher level.
