Summary
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defense agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to the East Asian country in June.
The Moscow Times
During a United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday Russia’s envoy questioned why its allies such as North Korea could not help Moscow when Western countries claimed the right to help Kyiv.
ABP Live
Russia and North Korea have deepened their political and military alliance as the Ukraine war dragged on, but sending Pyongyang's troops into combat against Kyiv's forces would mark a significant escalation that has sparked widespread international concern.
CNA
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States condemned North Korea's troop deployment to Russia in the "strongest" terms with "one voice" as they held the allies' annual defense talks at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
The Korea Times
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