North Korea-Russia Relations

North Korea-Russia relations have deepened dramatically since 2022, encompassing troop deployments to the Ukraine front, arms transfers, labor dispatch, and a growing economic partnership. Daily NK reports on the military and diplomatic dimensions of this alliance, the conditions facing North Korean soldiers and workers in Russia, and the impact on ordinary North Koreans — drawing on sources no other outlet can reach.

Kim Jong Un issues order to repatriate cyberwarfare officer detained at consulate in Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued an order calling for the forceful repatriation of an “Enemy Collapse Sabotage Bureau” officer who has...

N. Korea plans to send around 1,000 workers to Russia as loggers

Faced with foreign exchange shortages, North Korean authorities reportedly plan to send a new batch of workers overseas. Pyongyang plans to send over 1,000...

North Korea to dispatch up to 10,000 workers to Russia from March

North Korean authorities plan to dispatch up to 10,000 workers to Russia starting in early March, Daily NK has learned. A source in Pyongyang told...
Kim Jong Un planting trees on Arbor Day (known as "Tree Planting Day" in North Korea) 2015 to promote forestation.

North Korea prepares to send loggers to Russia in February

Starting from February, North Korea plans to send loggers to Russia and is quietly recruiting candidates, Daily NK has learned.  A source in Pyongyang told...
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin

Putin Signs Off on Debt Write Off

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement to write off 90 percent of North Korea's outstanding Soviet-era debt, signing the law on May...

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