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'Why not? We'll see': Putin raises prospect of Russia-North Korea military exercises

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mentioned the possibility of Russia and North Korea holding joint military exercises, TASS reported, amid growing concerns about deepening military cooperation between the two countries.

2024-11-08

Uncertainty looms for South Korea, U.S. under second Trump presidency

The turbulence of Trump’s first presidency from 2017 to 2021 weighs heavily upon Seoul, which regards its alliance with Washington as a cornerstone of its own foreign and security policies and the key to maintaining deterrence against Pyongyang.

2024-11-07

Putin and Kim’s future dilemma from mercenaries

Since Kim Jong-un set foot in the war, he will hardly refuse Putin’s request for more troops from North Korea.

2024-11-06

North Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea just ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, hours before polls open for the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

Putin meets with North's top diplomat at Kremlin: TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin in Moscow, TASS reported, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's troop deployment to Russia to support its war in Ukraine.

2024-11-05

North Korean foreign minister arrives in Russia

Russian state media on Tuesday reported that North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Sun-hui arrived in the eastern city of Vladivostok.

2024-10-29

Putin doesn't deny North Korean troop presence, but says NATO escalated first

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deny evidence recently presented by the United States that North Korea had sent troops to Russia but also accused NATO of escalating the war in Ukraine first at a press conference on Thursday.

2024-10-25

A lethal mix of Putin’s despair and Kim’s anxiety

The dispatch of the troops elevates the chances of the Korean Peninsula falling into turmoil.

2024-10-24

Russia's lower house ratifies treaty with North Korea on mutual military support

The lower house of Russia's parliament on Thursday ratified the bilateral treaty with North Korea that calls for mutual commitment to providing military assistance to each other in the event of an armed attack, Russian media reported.

2024-10-24

South Korea watching closely amid reports Russia training North's troops to fight in Ukraine

South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that it is “closely monitoring” signs that Russia is training North Koreans for deployment along the front lines of its war in Ukraine following recent media reports.

2024-10-16