梅德韦杰夫在成为俄罗斯总统后,十分重视发展与亚太地区国家的关系,并多次强调面向亚太地区的外交是俄罗斯对外政策的优先方向之一。朝鲜半岛在梅德韦杰夫政府的整个亚太战略中具有十分特殊的地位,是其整个亚太战略下的重要组成部分。梅德韦杰夫自2008年5月成为俄罗斯总统以来,其半岛政策在很大程度继承了普京政府时期俄半岛政策的实用主义方针,即在维护半岛局势总体稳定的同时争取在朝鲜半岛问题上提高俄罗斯的话语权。但面对朝鲜半岛不断变化的复杂形势,梅德韦杰夫政府的半岛政策也在体现出与普京时期不同的地方。从总体上看,加强经济合作成为了梅德韦杰夫政府对朝鲜半岛政策的主要调整点,而扩大能源合作则成为梅德韦杰夫政府朝鲜半岛政策的主要亮点。
Medvedev has thought highly of the relationship of Russia with the countries in Asia-Pacific area since his assumption of the president of Russia.He stressed for several times that the diplomacy toward Asia-Pacific area is the prior orientation of Russia’ s foreign policy.Korean peninsula plays a special and important role in the Asia-Pacific strategy of Medvedev’ s administration.To a great extent,the present policy toward Korean peninsula of Russia continues the pragmatism policy of Putin’ s administration,that is,Russia will raise its discourse power on issues related to Korean Peninsula while maintaining an overall stable situation in that area.But there are some amendments in light of the ever changing situation in that region.In general,the major adjustment is that Medvedev wants to strengthen the economic cooperation with Korean Peninsula,and he highlights the extensive energy cooperation with the two Koreas.