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Articles with tag "North Korea"

opinion Maria Vyushkova

Putin Pulls From Stalin’s Playbook in Sending North Koreans Disguised as Buryats to Ukraine

Buryats' role in the Korean War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are two episodes of the same story: an Indigenous minority being exploited in imperial...

What Would North Korean Soldiers Do in Ukraine?

The presence of North Korean soldiers alongside Russians raises many tactical and military questions, leading some analysts to wonder about their effectiveness...
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Putin Finalizes North Korea Defense Deal

The deal comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine.
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Russian Senators Ratify Defense Treaty With North Korea

“I believe this treaty is very timely,” Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told lawmakers ahead of the vote.
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Putin Met North Korean Foreign Minister, Kremlin Says

The North Korean Foreign Minister also met with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on her week-long trip to Russia.
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Russia to Intervene Against Seoul, Pay $200M for N. Korean Troops – South Korean Lawmaker

“If there ever is a war on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea can now expect Russia to come and help,” Representative Wi Sung-lac said.
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North Korea Says It Will Stand by Russia Until ‘Victory’ Over Ukraine

“We repeat that we will always stand firmly by our Russian comrades until victory day,” North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said.
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U.S. Says North Korean Troops Ready for Ukraine Combat as Missile Raises Tensions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said around 8,000 North Korean troops believed to be in Russia have made their way to the Kursk region.
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History Teacher in Russia’s Khabarovsk Creates North Korean Ideology Club for Students

Club members visited a summer camp in North Korea earlier this year and are now undertaking work to “debunk myths” about the isolated country.
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North Korean Foreign Minister Arrives in Moscow for Talks With Lavrov

The visit comes amid Western warnings that thousands of North Korean troops are training in Russia and could be deployed to fight Ukraine.
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North Korea’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Russia for Talks

Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is headed to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, state media reported, her third visit to Russia this year.
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NATO Chief Says North Korean Troops Sent to Russia’s Kursk Region

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte decried the deployment as a sign of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “growing desperation.”
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Russian Parliament Ratifies Defense Treaty With North Korea

“It’s important for us to develop comprehensive and allied relations” with North Korea, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said.
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U.S. Officials Confirm North Korea Sent Troops to Russia

But officials said the exact purpose of Pyongyang’s military deployments remained unclear.
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North Korea Sent 1,500 More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Tells Lawmakers

The latest deployment brings the total number of North Korean troops in Russia to 3,000, lawmaker Park Sun-won told reporters.
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South Korea May Send Military Personnel to Ukraine Amid Suspected North Korean Deployments – Yonhap

The personnel would reportedly be recruited from the South Korean military’s intelligence units to analyze North Korean battlefield tactics.
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opinion Anthony V. Rinna

North Koreans Fighting for Russia Put Warm Words into Practice

Moscow and Pyongyang have pulled closer together since the invasion of Ukraine. But whether it will benefit North Korea is yet to be seen.
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Seoul Summons Russian Ambassador to Protest North Korean Troop Deployment

Authorities in Seoul said the move “poses a significant security threat not only to South Korea but to the international community” as well.
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North Korea Troop Deployment Locks in Russia Military Alliance

North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine pulls Russia deeper into Korean peninsula security, experts say.
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North Korea Sending ‘Large-Scale’ Troop Deployments to Fight in Ukraine War, Seoul Says

South Korea’s intelligence agency released detailed satellite images of what it said was Pyongyang’s first troop deployment to Russia.
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