Russia and North Korea's diplomatic ties warm
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Russia's foreign minister has warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea.
Washington has said the treatment of Glavprodukt, the only U.S. company Moscow has seized, will influence a planned reset of U.S.-Russia relations.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Sep. 13, 2023.
Despite their often aligning interests, relations between Russia and North Korea have experienced highs and lows. Here’s a timeline of some key events: 1945-1948.
After Putin's 2019 meeting with Kim Jong Un and Kim's subsequent support of Russia's Ukraine war, Russia and North Korea have grown closer, especially in military cooperation.
North Korea closes its borders with Russia, and with China, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Russian diplomats and family members have to use a hand-pushed rail trolley to get over the frontier. Feb ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Vladivostok, Russia, in April 2019.
The following is the May 6, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, North Korea-Russia Relations: Current Developments. From the report. Since 2023, North Korea (officially known as the ...
South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued.