True, but Putin is in favor of issues that can stir up problems for Western countries, what will happen in the long run is not what he is thinking about.
This is what Russia is saying: Moscow, Feb. 7 (Petra) -- Russia today condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, warning that the move would destabilize the region, including North Korea itself. "It is obvious that such actions would lead to a serious aggravation of the situation on the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia on the whole, and inflict serious damage to the security of the countries of the region, first and foremost North Korea itself," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=236692
But, if that is what they mean, why do they supply NK with equipment that will make it easier to produce missiles and nuclear devices?
S. Korean Navy (and definitely U.S. Navy) will sail out to Yellow Sea to recover debris from the N. Korean booster rocket. According to news report, it was broken up into 270 pieces. In N. Korea’s previous rocket launch, their booster rocket fell into sea more or less intact, and its salvaged parts were in good condition. This time around, maybe N. Korea attached a device designed to blow up the rocket after it was used. So it may be more difficult to piece together rocket components, but in time it will show what kind of components are used.