North Korea - Russia - China's fresh axis?

The Russian Minister of Defence and an crucial Chinese associate of the Politburo celebrated the celebration of 1 of the key North Korean national holidays, referring to the end of military action in the 1950-53 war. It is so worth asking what this show of unity of "eight undemocratic states" was, involving the authorities in Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang. Have we had an operetta effort to intimidate the West, or have we faced a real challenge to global security?