Kim Jong-Un

One of the few world leaders openly supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine, Kim has been actively boosting the visibility of his ties with Russia

Kim Jong Un has been on a provocative run of weapons testing and threats that raised regional tensions to their highest point in years

Experts say North Korea could ramp up its provocative missile tests as a way to influence the results of South Korea’s parliamentary elections in April and the U.S. presidential election in November

Washington believes that Moscow is also trying to obtain missiles from Iran to replenish its stock of armaments for the war

The preteen who was unveiled to the outside world a little more than a year ago has since accompanied her father to a slew of major public events

State media reported Monday that Kim made the order during a meeting with commanding army officers the previous day

North Korea said the launch was meant as a warning over the U.S. and South Korea’s confrontational steps

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un previously called the Hwasong-18 the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces

They also want to curtail the North’s military cooperation with other countries amid concerns about its alleged arms transfers to Russia

Seoul decided to partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement and restart front-line aerial surveillance of North Korea, hours after the North claimed to have put its first military spy satellite into orbit

Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

The Japanese government briefly issued a J-Alert missile warning for Okinawa, urging residents to take shelter inside buildings or underground

Their partnership has triggered concerns about an arrangement in which Pyongyang would receive advanced Russian technologies for Kim’s nuclear-armed military

IT workers dispatched and contracted by Pyongyang to work remotely with companies in St. Louis and elsewhere in the U.S. have been using false identities to get the jobs, the Justice Department said

The recent flurry of diplomacy between the Kremlin and PyongYang underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their confrontations with the United States

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the U.S. believes Kim is seeking sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munitions to boost North Korea’s military and nuclear program

Foreign officials suspect Kim is seeking sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munition to boost his nuclear program

The rhetorical escalation on display in recent weeks is notable for its parallels to the hardline approaches that are hallmarks of authoritarian regimes that he has occasionally praised, such as the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin or North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

Experts have speculated the two nations discussed banned arms transfer deals and other cooperation measures during Kim’s visit

Kim visited several military sites in Russia and said in live comments last week that his country offered full and unconditional support to Putin

Since entering Russia last Tuesday in his first overseas trip in more than four years, Kim had met President Vladimir Putin and visited key military and technology sites.

While in Russia, he met President Vladimir Putin and visited weapons and technology sites, underscoring deepening ties between the nations

The summit underscored Russia’s estrangement on the world stage and the shrinking circle of friends that Moscow can rely on thanks to the 18-month-old invasion

The attack early Wednesday was in the port city of Sevastopol, which serves as the main base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. It took place as Moscow launched drones against southern Ukraine’s Odesa region

The meeting underscores how the two countries’ interests are aligning. The Russian president is believed to be seeking one of the few things Pyongyang has in abundance: stockpiles of aging ammunition and rockets for Soviet-era weapons

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country and has munitions Russia desperately needs

The Kremlin’s website said Kim’s visit is at the Russian president’s invitation and would take place ‘in the coming days.’ The West is concerned that the meeting will lead to a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine