North Korea builds defensive line along border with anti-tank barriers North Korea has been erecting anti-tank barriers along the inter-Korean border, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Tuesday, in a move to fortify its defensive positions. Separately, it has been reinforcing roads and laying landmines in the frontline area despite casualties from mine explosions there.Jun 18, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Putin's visit to Pyongyang likely to deepen anti-Western ties Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to make a high-profile visit to North Korea for a two-day stay starting Tuesday, in an action deepening the anti-Western ties between Moscow and Pyongyang and a strategy to weaken the regional influence of the United States.Jun 18, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
N. Korean soldiers briefly cross border for 2nd time in less than 2 weeks North Korean soldiers working in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas briefly crossed into the South again Tuesday before returning to their side after the South fired warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.Jun 18, 2024
Putin set to arrive in N. Korea in rare trip amid deepening concerns about military cooperation Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to make his first visit to North Korea in 24 years Tuesday for talks with leader Kim Jong-un in a highly symbolic trip showing off their ever-tightening relations amid deepening concerns about military cooperation.Jun 18, 2024
NATO chief calls for close ties with Indo-Pacific partners amid Russia's alignment with N. Korea, China The chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Monday that Russia's growing alignment with North Korea, China and its other "authoritarian" friends makes it "even more important" for the transatlantic alliance to work closely with its Indo-Pacific partners.Jun 18, 2024
Putin's NK trip raises security uncertainties, dims NK dialogue prospects Russian President Vladimir Putin's imminent trip to North Korea is likely to heighten security uncertainties from their burgeoning military cooperation, and lessen Pyongyang's already dwindling appetite for diplomacy with South Korea and the United States, analysts said Monday.Jun 18, 2024
US calls deepening NK-Russia ties trend of 'great concern' ahead of Putin's Pyongyang visit A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Monday described deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as a trend of "great concern," after the North said Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Pyongyang this week.Jun 18, 2024
Putin vows to develop settlement system with N. Korea not controlled by WestRussian President Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday to build an alternative settlement system with North Korea that will not be controlled by Western countries, as Moscow and Pyongyang seek to upgrade bilateral ties to a higher level.Jun 18, 2024
Putin to visit North Korea starting Tuesday: KCNA Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea this week, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, amid deepening military cooperation with North Korea following his summit with the North's leader Kim Jong-un in September.Jun 17, 2024
N. Korea's Kim likely preparing red-carpet welcome for Putin ahead of potential visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to give a grand and lavish welcome to Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits Pyongyang this week as widely projected, extending the highest level of hospitality fraught with elaborate parades and cheering crowds.Jun 17, 2024
