About the Author
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
Get behind the headlines
News Russian embassy in North Korea welcomes first new personnel since pandemicTwenty people arrived Thursday with military orchestra that is set to perform for DPRK foundation day celebrations A new batch of Russian diplomats arrived in Pyongyang for the first time in nearly four years, Moscow’s embassy in North Korea announced late Thursday via its Facebook page. “We welcomed our new colleagues: 20 diplomats and technical staff who arrived at the Embassy as part of a staff rotation on Sept. 7,” the post said. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |