SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae In is set to visit Russia today to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek support for his pressure- with-dialogue approach towards North Korea. Analysts said the test has made it more urgent for Seoul to deal with Pyongyang, and Seoul is eager to leverage on the Kremlin to break the nuclear impasse. With its relations with China still sour over its deployment of a US missile shield, South Korea is looking to Russia for support. Analysts said it makes good sense for Mr Moon to cosy up to Mr Putin, as both sides want denuclearisation in the long run. Professor Kim said Mr Moon will seek to "pressure Russia to use diplomatic efforts to defuse the situation on the Korean peninsula".

Source: The China Post September 05, 2017 21:00 UTC