Kim, North Korea and Russia
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae on Monday inspected the construction of a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Under a mutual defence pact with Russia,
Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.
Pyongyang will likely open room for a summit meeting with Washington while excluding dialogue opportunities with Seoul.
Russia and North Korea have engaged in "unlawful military cooperation," including arms transfers of up to 9 million shells and "at least 100 ballistic missiles" in 2024, according to a report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) published ...
Pyongyang’s outreach to Moscow and cautious reset with Beijing narrows US options and sidelines denuclearisation
SEOUL >> North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un and that it had helped regain control of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine. North Korea ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday in its latest assessment.
After years of supporting Ukraine and isolating Russia internationally, the West has ensured that Russia will continue to seek allies where it can—and hence move North Korea closer into its orbit. Thanks to the Ukraine War, a frightening new reality has ...
As the popularity of Russian culture has declined in Western countries since 2022, Moscow has intensified its cultural ties with Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Russia opened the “Russian Seasons” international cultural project in Brazil, Oman, and ...
SEOUL, April 28 (Reuters) - North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un and that it had helped regain control of Russian territory occupied by ...