Russia is just looking out for its customer, North Korea. Unfortunately, the US can no longer tolerate the situation. Kim has nukes capable of reaching not only some of our strongest political and economic allies but also the US mainland. And he has repeatedly threatened to use them, while he tests them and demonstrates growing technical skill. Therefore, Kim must go, and North Korea must be stripped of all nuclear weapons. This is not negotiable and is inevitable now. Only a matter of time. Russia is irrelevant, and China will be a bystander.