TY - BOOK AU - CHEANG Chris TI - Putin-Kim summit: enter the Russian factor PY - 2019/// KW - RUSSIA KW - NORTH KOREA KW - ASEAN KW - DENUCLEARISATION KW - CHINA KW - UNITED STATES N2 - President Vladimir Putin's meeting with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un on 25 April 2019 in Vladivostok is not unexpected. It merely confirms that Russia has always had a role in trying to resolve the protracted issue of North Korea's nuclear weapon development. The main purpose of this meeting is to reinforce the message that the US alone cannot influence what Pyongyang will do on denuclearisation UR - https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CO19083.pdf ER -