Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
Vessel tied to weapons deals rendezvoused with doppelganger, in likely shell game tactic to throw off sanctions monitors
Surge in wheat purchases points to effort to diversify diets, while imports of sanctioned goods increase 19-fold
Sergei Lavrov said he discussed intensifying political and economic ties with his DPRK counterpart Choe Son Hui
Value of imports increases for fourth month in a row as DPRK continues to relax pandemic border restrictions
Imagery suggests sanctioned Lady R docked at Rason, after US alleged port facilitated arms deal between DPRK and Russia
Moscow says Sergei Lavrov will visit Pyongyang from Oct. 18-19, in follow up to last month’s Kim-Putin summit
NK Pro analysis also shows at least 2 other ships involved in operation, appearing to back up US claims of weapons sales
It’s unclear if Air Koryo flight from Vladivostok to Pyongyang was one-off or part of wider resumption in air travel
Transfer to support Ukraine war apparently occurred around time Kim Jong Un visited Far East last month
The ‘nightmare scenario’ is plausible but there are many practical limitations to trilateral war games, experts say
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