Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster



News Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster Foreign ministry says it transported DPRK staff to Moscow, throwing Pyongyang’s operations in Damascus into question Ifang Bremer December 16, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian foreign ministry staff wait for a special Russian air force flight that evacuated DPRK diplomats out of Syria on Dec. 15, 2024. \| Image: Russian Embassy in the DPRK Russia evacuated North Korean diplomats from Syria on Sunday amid fallout from the fall of the Assad regime, according to Moscow, throwing the DPRK’s future operations in the Middle Eastern country into question. A Russian foreign ministry press release stated that a special flight by the Russian Aerospace Forces transported “some of the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Damascus to Moscow's Chkalovsky Airport.” Russia evacuated North Korean diplomats from Syria on Sunday amid fallout from the fall of the Assad regime, according to Moscow, throwing the DPRK’s future operations in the Middle Eastern country into question. A Russian foreign ministry press release stated that a special flight by the Russian Aerospace Forces transported “some of the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Damascus to Moscow's Chkalovsky Airport.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster

Foreign ministry says it transported DPRK staff to Moscow, throwing Pyongyang’s operations in Damascus into question

Ifang Bremer December 16, 2024

Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster

Russian foreign ministry staff wait for a special Russian air force flight that evacuated DPRK diplomats out of Syria on Dec. 15, 2024. | Image: Russian Embassy in the DPRK

Russia evacuated North Korean diplomats from Syria on Sunday amid fallout from the fall of the Assad regime, according to Moscow, throwing the DPRK’s future operations in the Middle Eastern country into question.

A Russian foreign ministry press release stated that a special flight by the Russian Aerospace Forces transported “some of the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Damascus to Moscow's Chkalovsky Airport.”

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