North Korea to Send Troops to Ukraine, South Korean TV Reports
The recently signed treaty between Russia and North Korea, which comes with closer military cooperation, is a source of concern to NATO and its allies.
The recently signed treaty between Russia and North Korea, which comes with closer military cooperation, is a source of concern to NATO and its allies.
Western analysts are concerned that Russia might be turning to North Korea to beef up its ammunition supplies.
The U.S. has repeatedly called on North Korea to stop the negotiations, while Moscow and Pyongyang have denied their existence.
Intel sources say Russia hopes to trade advanced satellite and submarine technology for North Korean weapons.
U.S. officials are voicing concern that Russia and North Korea—both heavily sanctioned by the West—are drawing closer together militarily.
Moscow and Beijing have also been firming up relations this week, as China intends to move forward with Russia on plans for a moon base by the 2030s.
Having accused North Korea of providing Russia with military aid—a claim denied both by Pyongyang and Moscow—it is certain that the West will be keeping a steady watch on an upcoming meeting.
North Korea’s provocative act of entering South Korean airspace with what were likely surveillance drones was the first one in over five years.
There were no casualties on either side, but the missile exchange marks a further step in the deterioration of relations between the two Koreas as the U.S. fears further nuclear tests by Pyongyang.
The North Korean army launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which flew over Japan. South Korea and the United States responded on the same day with precision strike drills and several missiles launched into the sea.
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