From Moscow to Pyongyang: How Russia’s anger toward West drove it to North Korea
Russia began to reengage the DPRK around turn of millennium, but decades of effort have only recently born fruit
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin summit at Cosmodrome Vostochny Sept. 13, 2023 | Image: Kremlin
Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final article in a multipart series examining the history of North Korea’s relationship with the Soviet Union and Russia and what it reveals about bilateral ties today.
Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final article in a multipart series examining the history of North Korea’s relationship with the Soviet Union and Russia and what it reveals about bilateral ties today.
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