The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed on Saturday to bolster war response posture to cope with any security situation during his visit to the Ministry of National Defence marking Day of Army Founding, state media said on Sunday. In his speech commemorating the 77th founding anniversary of the Korean … Continue reading Top North Korean leader vows to improve war capability and response preparedness
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday (Jan 14), according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. The launch came as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the Asian … Continue reading DPRK fires short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump’s inauguration
I predict the war in Ukraine will end in 2025. Or perhaps more accurately: the fighting will stop and the conflict will be frozen. Both sides have recently indicated a willingness to make concessions in order to achieve a peace agreement. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Sky News he'd be willing to cede territory, while Vladimir Putin said … Continue reading Expert prediction: Why Russia-Ukraine war might finally end this year
Russia's point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump's incoming administration on Friday against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its own options open amid what he said was Washington's "extremely hostile" stance. The resumption of testing by the world's two biggest nuclear powers would usher in a new and precarious era nearly 80 … Continue reading Kremlin warns US over nuclear tests during Trump administration
The number of killed and injured North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast has surpassed 3,000, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement shared on Telegram on Dec. 23. Russia has reportedly deployed about 12,000 North Korean troops to help oust Ukrainian troops fighting in Kursk Oblast since early August. Zelensky warned of the global … Continue reading Over 3,000 DPRK soldiers wounded, killed in Ukraine
It is clear what Russia stands to gain from an influx of some 10,000 North Korean troops to aid its war in Ukraine. Less apparent is what might be in it for Kim Jong Un. "North Korea might be getting combat experience with drones and some real combat experience in a 21st century war," Alexander … Continue reading Explained: What does North Korea get from sending its soldiers to fight Russia’s war?
Mark Rutte and Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris / Reuters Russia's ties with North Korea, Iran and China "threaten peace" around the world, NATO chief Mark Rutte has said. In a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, the secretary-general said Russia was continuing its "onslaught against Ukraine", all the while "drawing … Continue reading Russia’s ties with North Korea, Iran and China ‘threaten peace’
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a "crucial" test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. The missile flew a distance of 1,001.2 km for 5,156 seconds before landing on a preset area in the open waters off the country's … Continue reading Kim Jong-un’s North Korea test-fires latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19
North Korea says it will support Russia in its war with Ukraine "until the day of victory" - after the US warned thousands of Pyongyang's troops are set to enter combat in the coming days. North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui hailed Vladimir Putin's "wise leadership" ahead of talks in Moscow on Friday, and insisted that … Continue reading DPRK’s promise to Putin amid war with Ukraine
Western leaders say North Korea has sent around 10,000 soldiers to help Russia’s military campaign. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers to Russia is pushing the war beyond its borders. “There is only one conclusion — this war is internationalised," the Ukrainian leader said on Telegram on … Continue reading Zelenskyy: North Korean soldiers pushing war with Russia ‘beyond borders’
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