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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
South Korea
North Korea’s last missile test was of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, which it fired into the East Sea on December 18.
Jan. 14
US
Unless bold and brave leadership is shown now, the world will find itself mired in a third war or face a period of calamitous, worsening change.
Jan. 13
Kharkiv
Authorities in Kharkiv are keen to stress no final conclusions have been made but they have noted Russia took steps to hide certain details on the missile before launching.
Jan. 7
War in Ukraine
The White House late Thursday accused Moscow of using weapons provided by Pyongyang and also said Russia was seeking missiles from its ally Iran.
Jan. 5
War in Ukraine
Moscow's forces fired multiple North Korean ballistic missiles into Ukraine as part of a mass aerial attack on Jan. 2, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Jan. 4
Thousands of North Korean soldiers are believed to be fighting alongside Russian forces.
Nov. 21