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War in Ukraine
Seoul and Washington have accused North Korea of sending arms to Russia. Experts suggest that the recent spate of testing may involve weapons intended for deployment on battlefields in Ukraine.
May. 17
War in Ukraine
Putin replaces defense minister; Death toll hits 11 in Belgorod; Four civilians killed as towns in Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions relentlessly attacked.
May. 13
Russia
Two autocratic regimes offer up drones, missiles, equipment, munitions, and technologies to assist Putin’s “special military operation” efforts in Ukraine.
May. 11
War in Ukraine
The debris of one missile the Russian forces used to target Kharkiv civilian infrastructure and ordinary Ukrainians in January was from a weapon produced by the DPRK, says the UN.
Apr. 30
War in Ukraine
The Russian vessel Angara, which some believed has been transporting North Korean arms to Russia since August 2023, has been spotted in a Chinese port, reported Reuters.
Apr. 25
Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Apr. 20
North Korea
Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Apr. 20
China
Senior officials from both nations boasted of a "new heyday" in bilateral relations during an official visit to the North Korean capital by Beijing's third highest-ranking official.
Apr. 13
Russia
Recently, Pyongyang has moved to take advantage of gridlock at the United Nations, ramping up missile tests and weapons development and declaring itself an "irreversible" nuclear power in 2022.
Apr. 1
UN
Russia's UN Security Council veto blocked the renewal of the panel of experts tasked with investigating violations of sanctions tied to North Korea's banned nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Mar. 29
Russia
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, met with North Korea's State Security Minister Ri Chang Dae during his visit on March 25-27.
Mar. 28
G7
Pyongyang-built, Ukraine-bound missiles found with Western parts; G7 seeks new sanctions on Putin; Ukraine’s forces hit Russians with HIMARS on the left bank; Civilians killed driving home from a farm
Feb. 21
War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian National Police reported that two of the five missiles fired by Russia at Kharkiv in Wednesday’s attack were of North Korean origin.
Feb. 8
War in Ukraine
North Korean imprecise analogues of Russian missiles have already been used to attack Ukraine in December and January, and Kremlin ships in the peninsula’s ports indicates more likely en route.
Feb. 4
Russia
North Korea this year declared the South its “principal enemy” and threatened war over “even 0.001 millimetres” of territorial infringement.
Feb. 4
North Korea
Pyongyang has long been developing nukes and missiles, and Kim has been waiting for an opportune moment to conduct his much-anticipated seventh nuclear test.
Jan. 19
It looks like some North Korean soldiers are in the general Kursk region area, and Kyiv just claimed some were shelled. But there’s no serious evidence of North Koreans fighting.
Nov. 11