In November 2024 Russia and North Korea have formalized a defense agreement committing each to support the other if attacked, strengthening their alliance as reports suggest North Korea may be supplying Russia with military aid amid the Ukraine conflict.

Nov 15, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed the treaty in June in Pyongyang, and they each signed it into law in recent days. The Treaty on Comprehensive...

Oct 30, 2024 · NATO on Monday confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its almost three-year war against Ukraine and that some have already been deployed in Russia’s Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to …

Nov 12, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

4 days ago · Up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, according to Western intelligence reports, which say around 4,000 troops have been killed or injured.

Nov 6, 2024 · MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russian parliament on Wednesday ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the U.S. has confirmed the deployment of 10,000 North Korean troops to Russia.

Oct 30, 2024 · North Korea has supported Russia’s military actions in Ukraine by providing thousands of shipping containers of munitions and deploying as many as 10,000 troops to Russia, possibly to counter Ukrainian military operations in Russia’s Kursk region.