North Korea’s relationship with Russia has deepened dramatically since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, evolving from a historically secondary partnership into one of the DPRK’s most consequential strategic alignments. Daily NK covers North Korea Russia relations across the full spectrum — arms transfers and munitions supplies to Russian forces, the deployment of North Korean troops to the Ukrainian front, economic and diplomatic dimensions of the partnership, and the implications for regional security and international sanctions. Our reporting draws on in-country sources, defector accounts, and open-source intelligence to track one of the most significant and rapidly evolving relationships in contemporary geopolitics.
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N. Korea believes Russo-Ukraine War is eclipsing its own importance in...
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pyongyang has been concentrating on ways to make North Korea a greater priority in US foreign policy.
According to a...
Many N. Korean party cadres believe Ukraine’s “abandonment” of nuclear weapons...
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more and more party cadres in North Korea say Pyongyang can never abandon its nuclear weapons. North Korea is...
N. Korean laborers continue to earn foreign currency abroad
North Korean laborers are continuing to earn foreign currency in places such as China and Russia, despite sanctions placed on North Korea by the...
Rise in COVID-19 cases in Russia spark concern in North Korea
North Koreans in border areas are becoming increasingly concerned with news of the coronavirus spreading aggressively in neighboring Russia, a Daily NK source reported...
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...














