Readers comment on Russia increasing trade between them and North Korea.
Letter to the editor:
It seems that China, and now Russia, are blaming South Korea, Japan and America for North Korea stepping up its ballistic missile and nuclear program due to military drills and naval presence in the area.
That military presence only grew when North Korea began firing more and more missiles.
For a long time, North Koreans have been told that a war could begin at anytime, making it necessary that the people starve so the military (and Kim Jung Un) can grow.
If China and Russia want North Korea to remain a communist dictatorship, that’s fine. I myself don’ t care, but they must see the real and present danger that Kim is placing his country and the world in. If either China or Russia wants to “absorb” North Korea, the only difference I can see is that the pensinula would be better and safer for its population.
Are they hoping for a war so they can pick up the pieces after the dust and radiation settle? They must know that as soon as North Korea uses a nuclear weapon, it will be answered with nuclear weapons, plural. More and more it seems that is what China and Russia want.
Tom Reeves; Auburndale, Fla.
While China responded to President Trump’s call to pressure North Korea to curb its weapons programs, trade between Russia and North Korea increased by 73%. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:
Whatever help Russia gives North Korea, the U. S. and European Union should add proportionally in sanctions on Russia.
— Darrell Valiquette
We came back full circle to the reason the Korean War was waged in the first place: communist influence and expansion.
— Edward W. Greenlee
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