In 2012, Russia agrees to write off 90% of North Korea’s estimated $11-billion debt. 2016-2017 Kim Jong Un accelerates the North’s nuclear and missile tests.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he “unconditionally” supports all Russian actions as it wages war in Ukraine, as he ...

As North Korea and Russia consider an arms deal, what can they offer each other North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia where he's expected to meet President Putin amid Western ...

Given this situation, for North Korea, the improvement of its relations with Russia would help reduce Beijing’s overwhelming political and economic influence over its country. Diplomacy With the ...

US expert-NK diplomacy WASHINGTON, May 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's deepening partnership with Russia is a variable that will impact U.S. President Donald Trump's leverage in future diplomacy with ...

No one should be surprised if, in the coming months, the leaders of the United States and North Korea seek to recapture their ...

Russia and China block U.S.-led efforts at the Security Council to strengthen sanctions on North Korea over its intensifying missile tests. Sept. 12, 2023 — Kim Jong Un meets Putin in Russia’s ...

This convergence between Russia and North Korea is unsurprising, but it is also deeply troubling. Since the onset of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, North Korea has remained one of Moscow ...

FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Russia’s credibility in non-proliferation diplomacy diminishes, while its “justification” for the war in Ukraine becomes contradictory with its close cooperation with North Korea, the ...

Russia’s expanding security ties with North Korea raise weighty foreign policy questions for Japan and complicate the geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.