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South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops

Nov. 22, 2024 05:41 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, a top South Korean official said Friday. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea sent more than...

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

Nov. 21, 2024 02:52 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. ...

Yaks, bears and cockatoos are among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo

Nov. 20, 2024 21:21 PM EST

Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos. In another sign of the growing cooperation between the countries, the animals were flown to Pyongyang aboard a government plane, escorted by officials and...

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries

Nov. 15, 2024 16:46 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea's “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.” Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South...

Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says

Nov. 05, 2024 10:32 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine's defense minister said Tuesday. Another Kyiv official said Ukraine's army fired artillery at North Korean...

North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine

Nov. 01, 2024 09:15 AM EDT

Russia's top diplomat on Friday met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's visit to Moscow and her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister...

North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says

Oct. 30, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in...

Russian lawmakers ratify pact with North Korea as US confirms that Pyongyang sent troops to Russia

Oct. 24, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia. The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, voted...

Video published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia

Oct. 19, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian officials, who say it shows the introduction of troops sent by Pyongyang into the conflict. The video, published by...

North Korea says it discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in Pyongyang

Oct. 19, 2024 10:18 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that authorities found the remains of a South Korean drone during a search in the capital, Pyongyang, and that the drone proved that the South’s military was behind the alleged drone infiltrations over the city’s skies earlier in the month....