Russia, North Korea

Language barriers and inexperience may hamper North Korean troops on Russia’s battlefield
The troops could boost Russia’s depleted forces, but North Korea’s vast army has not seen major combat since the Korean War, and most do not speak Russian.
North Korea and Russia's flourishing friendship
Our correspondent visits Fangchuan, where the borders of China, North Korea and Russia meet. She reflects on growing ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, and where it leaves China. Show more Kate Adie presents stories from China,
The treaty between Russia and North Korea signals a new era on 2 continents
The recently signed mutual defense treaty could be used to justify thewidening of the war in Ukraine, as the U.S. says North Korean and Russian troops are already battling Ukrainian forces.
North Korea Warns US and Allies That Russia Conflict Would Be 'Suicidal'
European governments and the U.S. have so far denied Kyiv permission to use their weapons for long-range strikes into Russia. Moscow has said such a move would be treated as tantamount to their direct involvement in the conflict, raising fears that it would open them up for retaliatory action.
North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
Biden says South Korea, Japan alliance is key to countering North Korea, Russia
President Biden met with South Korea's president and Japan's new prime minister at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. He said cooperation with the allies is integral to countering North Korea and Russia's cooperation.
Zelenskyy: North Korean troops entering Russia-Ukraine war is "major escalation"
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un calls for the mass production of attack drones. This after Ukraine says North Korean troops are already fighting for Moscow and supplying Russia with weapons.
U.S. voices further alarm over North Korea’s involvement in Russia-Ukraine conflict
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Thursday that North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine causes "great concern" and "consternation" for the Indo-Pacific.
In final talks, Biden to press China's Xi on North Korea's ties with Russia
President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, to urge him to dissuade North Korea ...
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North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems
The new weapons deliveries from North Korea mark the latest expansion of the authoritarian state’s support for Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Michael Kofman, senior fellow at the Carnegie ...
US warns Russia potentially aiding North Korea's nuclear program in direct threat to Europe, Asia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that North Korea is benefiting from aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine by ...
Biden Meets Pacific Allies as Russia-North Korea Ties Deepen
US President Joe Biden told the leaders of Japan and South Korea that their coordinated efforts were essential to “countering ...
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, ...
Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries
Biden noted that it would be his last meeting with the two countries but that the trilateral partnership should be preserved ...
A former North Korean special-forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
Lee Woong-gil said that the "Storm Corps" is likely in Russia but that the troops deployed are not "tier 1 team members." ...
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North Korea has just moved the world a step closer to global war
It could certainly weaken deterrence on the South Korean border, where South Korea’s smaller but better-trained and ...