The Russian government is looking to speed up the construction of a new car bridge to North Korea to time its opening with the anniversary of a summit between the two countries’ leaders Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in June 2026.

The $100 million project was originally slated for completion by the end of 2026, according to a decree by the Russian prime minister.

But a new “draft decree on advance financing of a government contract” filed for government review last Friday cites the need to complete the project “within the shortest possible timeframe,” while proposing to give the