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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 573

North Korea-Russia relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian walk during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov, Pool Photo via AP)
October 31, 2024, 5:24 pm
Russia says ‘comprehensive’ treaty with Iran will include defense cooperation
FM Lavrov says pact with Tehran to be signed in ‘near future’; ties seen as major threat by US and Israel as Middle East, Ukraine wars escalate
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 18, 2024, 10:51 pm
Putin meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea to garner support for Ukraine war
Pyongyang could provide Russian president with badly needed munitions as dictators seek to cooperate amid Western sanctions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks during an interview ahead of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 18, 2023. (Ed Jones/AFP)
September 18, 2023, 8:15 pm
IAEA chief warns of consequences if Iran does not reaccredit nuclear inspectors
Rafael Grossi also says he’s concerned over military build-up at Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, but unruffled over Putin-Kim Jong Un meet, Fukishima wastewater release
By Maria Danilova
In this video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia on September 17, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (Top-R) waves before boarding a train during a farewell ceremony at the end of his visit to Russia at the Artyom railway station near Vladivostok, in the Primorsky region. (Handout / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia / AFP)
September 17, 2023, 5:13 pm
North Korea’s leader wraps up Russia trip with drones gift
Kim Jong Un’s visit has sparked concerns that nations will defy Western sanctions to secure arms deal amid Ukraine war
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un examine a launch pad during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 16, 2023, 11:03 pm
Top US general doubts North Korean arms to Russia will tip scales in Ukraine war
In Norway for meeting of NATO defense chiefs, Mark Milley predicts this week’s talks between Putin and Kim Jong Un will lead to Pyongyang supplying artillery rounds
By Lolita C. Baldor
This picture taken on September 13, 2023, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 14 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center-R) greeting North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (centrer-L) visiting the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Amur region. (KCNA via KNS/AFP)
September 14, 2023, 6:11 pm
Visiting Russia, North Korean leader vows ‘full and unconditional support’ for Putin
Kim Jong Un set to tour plant that builds fighter jets, in sign of what he may seek in return for assisting Russian invasion of Ukraine; leaders give each other rifles as gifts
By Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 13, 2023, 1:31 pm
North Korea’s Kim views launchpads with Putin, vows support for Russia’s ‘just fight’
Leaders of pariah nations speak for 4-5 hours at summit that US has warned could lead to an ammunition deal for Moscow’s Ukraine invasion, as Pyongyang seeks help with satellites
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and Dasha Litvinova
This photo provided by the North Korean government on September 10, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waving from a train in Pyongyang as he leaves for Russia. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
September 12, 2023, 12:59 pm
Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia via train ahead of meeting with Putin
As countries grow closer, North Korean leader expected to seek Russian economic aid and military technology in exchange for munitions to be used in Moscow’s war in Ukraine
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
September 11, 2023, 3:29 pm
Moscow and Pyongyang confirm North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia
Visit comes as Russia looks to secure a supply of arms and ammunition to fuel its war in Ukraine and prompts fears Moscow could transfer advanced technology to North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what is says a new nuclear attack submarine "Hero Kim Kun Ok" at an unspecified place in North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
September 8, 2023, 8:05 am
North Korea claims it has built a nuclear attack submarine to counter US Navy
Experts say it is unlikely Pyongyang will be able to see through project without external assistance, and that it is ‘exaggerating’ capabilities of sub
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in Moscow, August 23, 2023, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, in early 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool and Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
August 31, 2023, 7:09 am
Putin and Kim Jong Un trade letters as Russia seeks North Korean munitions
US, UK, South Korea and Japan urge Pyongyang to end negotiations with Moscow, which is interested in obtaining artillery shells
By AAMER MADHANI
Russian President Vladimir Putin,(R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo prior to their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
September 6, 2022, 10:59 am
Russia turning to North Korea to buy rockets and artillery shells, US intel reveals
Official says Moscow’s decision reflects its growing pariah status and demonstrates supply difficulties faced by its military in Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
July 24, 2019, 3:04 pm
17 Russians and South Koreans held in North Korea after fishing boat drifts
North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea’s calls for repatriation of its citizens
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
April 26, 2019, 11:25 am
Ending Russia trip, North Korean leader says US acting in ‘bad faith’
Kim Jong Un tells Putin: ‘Peace and security on the Korean Peninsula will entirely depend on the US future attitude’
By Anna MALPAS and KANG Jin-kyu
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
April 25, 2019, 8:01 am
Putin and Kim meet for talks on nuclear standoff at first summit
Russian president tells North Korean leader he wants to support efforts to resolve stalemate over nuclear program and normalize relations with the US
By Agencies
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