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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

North may have sent ballistic and anti-tank missiles to Russia

North Korea may have provided Russia with short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) and anti-tank missiles for use in Ukraine, a senior South Korean military official said Thursday.

2023-11-02

Kim to meet with Putin in first overseas trip since 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang and Moscow confirmed on Monday evening.

2023-09-11

Kim might choose surprise route to Russia, South's chief spy says

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could travel to Russia by a “different route than expected” for his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korea's spy agency Thursday.

2023-09-07

Kim, Putin expected to discuss weapons in Vladivostok

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to visit Vladivostok to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks about supplying weapons for the latter’s war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have told the New York Times.

2023-09-05

North Koreans begin heading home after entry ban lifted

North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its overseas nationals at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported Sunday.

2023-08-27

Missing wife, son of North's diplomat arrested in Russia

According to a report by Radio Free Asia, 43-year-old Kim Kum-sun and 15-year-old Park Kwon-ju were arrested on July 7 after boarding a plane from Yemelyanovo International Airport, located on the outskirt of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

2023-07-20

Russians on boats turned away from Korea

More than 20 Russians on four boats have been denied permission to enter Korea over the past three weeks, raising concerns that the country is becoming a destination for men fleeing Moscow's military mobilization.

2022-10-12