North Korea and Russia share a very short border in the very far northeast of the peninsula and there is a rail bridge over the Tumen River that has already been used for trains carrying shells to cross into Russia,
Russia and North Korea are now basically ignoring the sanctions,
Russia needs artillery ammunition and ballistic missiles from North Korea. North Korea is exploiting the situation and very likely asking for technology transfer for missiles, its nuclear program and vehicles,
Kim is a tough negotiator, he even forced Putin to upgrade him with the first high-level visit after 24 years,
We also know that ships are sailing from Russian Far East ports to North Korean ports without even having to leave each other's territorial waters,
This military alliance brings together Russian military power with Kim's ambitions in the region, so it is inevitable that the security picture will have to change,
If I were North Korean military personnel management, I would be questioning my choice of sending my forces to be cannon fodder in an illegal war against Ukraine. And we’ve seen the kinds of casualties that Russian forces,
In case any one of the two sides is put in a state of war by an armed invasion from an individual state or several states, the other side shall provide military and other assistance with all means in its possession without delay."
Having boarded in Vladivostok, (people) will come straight to the DPRK, enjoy the beauty, nature, culture there, get acquainted with the customs and traditions,
There is clearly an anti-Western bloc forming and what we need to be looking at carefully is the activism of China and Russia across the whole of Africa, but particularly sea-facing countries, in Latin America and the Middle East,
Pyongyang and Moscow lack the shared institutions, rule of law, and functional interdependence that make US alliances with Japan, South Korea, and NATO countries credible and durable,
Were Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to end for any reason, it would not be surprising if it distanced itself from North Korea and sought stronger relations with other countries – including South Korea,
China wishes to keep its options open rather than being bogged down by Russia and the DPRK in a bipolar arrangement in Northeast Asia and the broader regional, or even global power equilibrium,
History tells us that North Korea-Russia ties are mainly driven by interests,
The cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a matter between two sovereign states,
I think this is the biggest threat emanating from the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War,
I can't tell the men, otherwise they wouldn't fight with the hope of winning,
We are seriously concerned about the fact that President Putin did not rule out military-technical cooperation with North Korea.”
We replicated the 1960, or the 1962, treaty after it expired... South Korea, the Republic of Korea, has nothing to worry about because assistance in the military sphere under the treaty that we have signed will only be provided in the event of aggression against either signatory party.”
To the best of my knowledge, the Republic of Korea is not planning to launch an aggression against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Consequently, there is no need to fear our cooperation in this sphere. Regarding possible deliveries of lethal weapons to the combat operations zone in Ukraine, this would be a grave mistake. I hope that it will not happen. If it happens, we will also make the necessary decisions that the leadership of South Korea will hardly welcome,