The Aporia
36 articles about 26 events for “Russia-North Korea Relations”.
“The two have a complicated relationship and are pictured above together in 2018 The North Korean hacker group, TraderTraitor, has been accused of hacking Binance.”
“North Korean hackers, according to the firms tracking the funds.”
“North Korea’s economy grew more than three percent for a third straight year in 2025, Seoul’s central bank estimated in July, citing Pyongyang’s “expansion of economic cooperation with Russia” as its major driver.”
“South Korea: Caught between the White House and Congress Seoul could face a more complicated relationship with Washington as it navigates a Trump administration and a Democratic-led Congress with potentially different priorities.”
“"I do not think the North can make it any clearer that it has no intention of getting any closer to South Korea," said Mason Richey, a professor of politics and international relations at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.”
“Switzerland has formally reopened its diplomatic office in North Korea as Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis held talks in Pyongyang about normalising political relations between the two countries.”
“South Korea's relationship with the North, always strained, seems to be going through a particularly hostile patch in recent weeks.”
“In short: Russian brokers are advertising North Korean workers to companies as part of a forced labour program, a new report has alleged.”
“North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday (October 29, 2026), South Korea's military said, days after the North threatened to resume front-line propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and deploy new weapons along the rivals'…”
“North Korea sending workers to Russian war factories in violation of UN sanctions, report finds A Russian network of brokers backed by Pyongyang has been sending North Koreans to work in exploitative conditions in Russia, including at factories producing…”
“Experts say maintaining good relations with Ukraine is in South Korean national interests because Kyiv could provide Seoul with intelligence about North Korea's expanding cooperation with Russia and its battlefield experiences.”
“The soldiers were among thousands of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
“Soldiers wanted to resettle in South Korea The two prisoners of war returned to South Korea recently were among thousands of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.”
“The opening of a road bridge between Russia and North Korea last month underscored that growing partnership.”
“The reset in relations has led China to ease demands on North Korea to denuclearize, raising fears across the region.”
“Its launch, initially slated for 2014, had been indefinitely postponed after North Korea halted construction of its roads and customs facilities, as relations with Beijing turned frosty.”
“"It's not just Germany, I think a lot of European countries will be irritated by the Lee administration trying to improve relations with North Korea and Russia,"”
“"It's not just Germany, I think a lot of European countries will be irritated by the Lee administration trying to improve relations with North Korea and Russia,"”
“The newspaper covers events on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, as well as relations between Russia, Japan and North Korea.”
“Imai's published work has covered Russia's relations with North Korea and life in Sakhalin.”
“Trump also has fostered a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin that runs against the norms of US foreign policy but echoes his warm ties with authoritarian leaders Xi Jinping of China and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.”
“Kim walking on bridge But North Korea's deepening military ties with Russia since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine have led analysts to question whether Pyongyang is becoming less reliant on Beijing.”
“As many as 12,000 North Koreans working at a Russian drone factory are victims of "gross human rights abuses and human trafficking," according to a new report.”
“The unusual public confrontation raised questions about how relations between two countries facing the consequences of growing Russian-North Korean military cooperation deteriorated so sharply.”
“It came into force that October, but unlike Russia’s pact with North Korea, it has no mutual defence clause.”
“The US did it against North Vietnam and North Korea.”
“"[Our relationship with North Korea] should be friendly," she said.”
““Allowing Russian-origin diesel into global markets will offer limited to no relief to Americans,” the senators wrote in the letter, arguing the revenue would help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine and deepen Moscow’s cooperation with China, Iran and North…”
“We saw it as Canadians when the United States voted against Ukraine and voted with Russia, and with Belarus, and with North Korea in the United Nations.”
“On Oct. 10, North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea.”
“Relations between South Korea and Ukraine have been strained for the past couple of weeks after Seoul accused Zelenskyy of having “unilaterally disclosed” to the United Nations General Assembly that Kyiv had transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to…”
“North Korean leader Kim pledged his “invariable support” for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow’s war in Ukraine as “sacred”, state media reported Wednesday.”
“In short: More than 176,000 tonnes of petroleum products were shipped from South Korea to Russia in July and August.”