[Justa]

“you do not think they are preparing to abandon their NK comrades, but instead are digging in to defend them?”

Of course.

Russia has a mutual assistance treaty and China has a mutual defense treaty with NK.

[ETL]

Re: “you do not think they are preparing to abandon their NK comrades, but instead are digging in to defend them?”

Of course. Russia has a mutual assistance treaty and China has a mutual defense treaty with NK.

Thanks. I knew and understood what you meant. I just wanted to highlight and emphasize it for those who laugh at the thought of Russia being any kind of threat to us. Some of them actually believe it, while others are, paid or unpaid, Putin apologists who will quickly come to his defense no matter what the issue or action he has taken.

Russia and North Korea declare 2015 a ‘year of friendship’

“The biggest cause for concern is the growing military alliance between Russia and North Korea, with the two regimes recently announcing plans to conduct a series of joint army, navy and air force exercises this year.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11463265/Russia-and-North-Korea-declare-2015-a-year-of-friendship.html

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Russia steps up North Korea support to constrain US

May 17, 2017

“Despite efforts by the United Nations to impose isolating sanctions on North Korea in response to the country’s continued development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, trade between Russia and North Korea soared more than 85 percent in the first four months of the year.”

http://www.dw.com/en/russia-steps-up-north-korea-support-to-constrain-us/a-38867861

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From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
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"Joint war games are a logical outcome of the Sino-Russian Friendship and Cooperation Treaty signed in 2001, and reflect the shared worldview and growing economic ties between the two Eastern Hemisphere giants."

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2005/09/war-games-russia-china-grow-alliance