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Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
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News Donbas youth group plans projects with North Korea after Pyongyang visitExperts say cooperation could open door for dispatch of DPRK soldiers or workers to Russia-occupied region of Ukraine A youth organization from Russia-occupied Donbas is planning joint projects with North Korea after a visit to Pyongyang in June, according to local media, in what experts called a likely prelude to dispatching DPRK personnel to the war-torn region of eastern Ukraine. A delegation of several Russian youth organizations led by the National Council of the Russian Association of Youth and Children visited the DPRK from June 3-7, where it reportedly discussed youth exchanges and visits to the Songdowon International Children’s Camp. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |