US has little leverage against Russia-North Korea cooperation, experts say

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in Russia's far eastern Amur region on September 13 [Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik handout, Kremlin via Reuters]

Washington, DC – For weeks, the United States has been warning North Korea against providing weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

But experts say there is little Washington can do to halt cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, particularly as their leaders take steps to strengthen the countries’ relationship.