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Russia Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Lavrov begins visit to North Korea (VIDEO)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began his three-day visit to North Korea on Saturday, highlighting growing cooperation between the two countries amid the Ukraine conflict. Moscow and Pyongyang signed a defense pact in June 2024, after which North Korea deployed troops to help repel a large-scale Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region. During a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Wonsan, Lavrov praised the 'invincible brotherhood' between the two nations. 'This assessment proved true in the Kursk region, where the heroic soldiers of the Korean People's Army, alongside Russian troops, advanced the liberation of the area from Ukrainian Nazis, at the cost of blood and even their own lives,' he said. In August 2024, Ukrainian forces crossed Russia's internationally recognized border and captured the city of Sudzha, as well as dozens of border villages. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky described the offensive at the time as an attempt to gain leverage during future peace talks. The last Ukrainian troops were expelled from the area in April 2025. Sergey Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, said last month that North Korea would send 1,000 mine clearance troops and 5,000 combat engineers to rebuild infrastructure in the Kursk region.
Al Bawaba
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
North Korea fires 10+ ballistic missiles near U.S.-South Korea bases
ALBAWABA- North Korea launched over 10 short-range ballistic and subsonic missiles early Thursday from Sunan, near Pyongyang, aimed northwest, away from direct targets but near U.S.-South Korea military zones. Also Read Israel's Soroka hospital hit in latest Iranian missile barrage While officially unacknowledged by Pyongyang, the timing raises alarms amid rising global instability. On May 9, 2025, North Korea conducted a joint striking drill involving long-range artillery and missile systems from the Korean People's Army's eastern front division. The drill, held at an undisclosed location, showcased coordinated firepower and further underscored the North's continued military readiness amid escalating regional tensions. The launches come just as Iran retaliates with heavy missile strikes on Tel Aviv and Beersheba, targeting Israeli military infrastructure, such as the Soroka medical wing and stock exchange, causing unprecedented damage and casualties. The overlapping escalations in East Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe fuel concerns of a broader regional, even global, conflict.
