Senior Russian officials visit North Korea seeking more military assistance
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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30
Senior Russian officials visit North Korea seeking more military assistance
8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30
The visits come as President Vladimir Putin plans a renewed offensive in Ukraine, according to people familiar with Kremlin discussions, after more than four years of full-scale war.
North Korean weapons and troops have helped Russia sustain bombardments of Ukrainian towns and cities and repel Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russian territory in 2024.
Russia's battlefield advances and diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled, while the United States is distracted by its own conflict with Iran.
As the Iran war drains US weapons, can Europe alone arm Ukraine against the new Russia-North Korea axis?
How is Iran's conflict with America paradoxically bankrolling Russia's war in Ukraine through surging oil prices?
With a new 'blood alliance', is North Korea's support for Russia becoming a permanent threat to global stability?