North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian ones in Ukraine. Bringing the two together hasn’t all gone smoothly. There are language barriers, cultural barriers, and a whole lot of Russian territory to recover. The results have been mixed, but the partnership points to a deepening of the special relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.
On this episode of Angry Planet, Jenny Town is here to explain the deepening ties between Russia and North Korea. Town is a Senior Fellow and Director at the Stimson center and writes at 38 North.
Initial reactions to the “ICBM attack” in Ukraine
The special relationship between Russia and North Korea
The growing anti-western sphere of influence
What the North Korean military is doing in Ukraine
100,00 more North Korean troops in Ukraine?
Is Kim Jong Un preparing for war?
North Korea’s brand new uranium enrichment photos.
What would it take for South Korea to get a nuclear weapon?
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