Russia, North Korea
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The much-touted axis of autocracies did little to help its only non-nuclear member, Iran, when the Islamic Republic was targeted by Israeli and American strikes last month. This was no surprise: China,
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, meets with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, left, at the headquarters of the ruling Workers' Party at Pyongyang, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
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The National Interest on MSNKim Jong-un Will Turn His Back on Lee Jae-myungPresident Lee faces a North Korea that has abandoned reunification, built a massive nuclear arsenal, and aligned with Russia, leaving only modest hope for risk reduction, not reconciliation.