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North Korea rejects new South Korean leader’s peace overtures

UPDATED: Mon., July 28, 2025

North Korea on Monday rejected the new South Korean president's proposal for talks, saying that his policy toward the North was no different than that of his ousted predecessor, under whom relations had plunged to the lowest point in years.

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Lavrov says North Korea affirms Russian war goals in Ukraine

UPDATED: Sat., July 12, 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said North Korea has affirmed its “clear support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine and for Kremlin leadership as he started a three-day visit to Pyongyang. The two heavily sanctioned nations are in constant contact, and more meetings between President Vladimir Putin and Leader Kim Jong Un are likely in the future, Lavrov said at a press conference after talks ...

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shown with coffins of his soldiers killed in Russia

UPDATED: Tue., July 1, 2025

In the year since North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin signed a landmark defense pact, their relationship has become demonstrably stronger, not least through Kim’s decision to dispatch at least 12,000 troops to fight in Putin’s war against Ukraine.

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US considering pulling some troops from South Korea, WSJ reports

UPDATED: Fri., May 23, 2025

The US denied a media report that Washington is reviewing a proposal to withdraw some of its forces stationed in South Korea.

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North Korea hails the ‘heroic feats’ of its troops fighting for Russia

UPDATED: Mon., April 28, 2025

North Korea on Monday acknowledged for the first time that it has sent soldiers to fight in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, hailing the “excellent soldiers” for their “heroic feats” in Russia’s Kursk region.

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Ahead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 11, 2025

With nine days to go before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Russia and Ukraine are locked in an intense battle to control a patch of Russia’s Kursk region that is expected to be a key negotiating point in the peace talks Trump has pledged to hold.

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Ukraine risks losing all the Russian land it seized within months, US officials say

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 28, 2024

After a surprise offensive earlier this year, Ukraine’s forces have lost about half the territory seized in Russia’s Kursk region and may lose the rest in a matter of months, according to U.S. officials, potentially depriving Kyiv of important leverage for ceasefire talks with Russia.

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Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 17, 2024

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to two senior U.S. officials.

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Ukraine allies to push China on Russia-North Korea ties at G-20

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 14, 2024

Ukraine’s allies will look to pressure China over North Korea’s growing support for Russia’s war during a Group of 20 Summit in Brazil, according to people familiar with the matter.

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U.S.: Russia, North Korea mass tens of thousands of troops ahead of attack

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 10, 2024

The Russian military has assembled a force of 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean troops, as it prepares to begin an assault aimed at reclaiming territory seized by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials.

North Korea rejects new South Korean leader’s peace overtures

Lavrov says North Korea affirms Russian war goals in Ukraine

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shown with coffins of his soldiers killed in Russia

US considering pulling some troops from South Korea, WSJ reports

North Korea hails the ‘heroic feats’ of its troops fighting for Russia

Ahead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk

Ukraine risks losing all the Russian land it seized within months, US officials say

Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy

Ukraine allies to push China on Russia-North Korea ties at G-20

U.S.: Russia, North Korea mass tens of thousands of troops ahead of attack

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