[뉴스] About 1,000 North Koreans killed fighting Ukraine in Kursk, officials say
Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have already suffered nearly 40% casualties in the fighting in Russia's western Kursk region, in just three months.
The officials, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said that out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, known as DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), 4,000 were battle casualties.
[뉴스] US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors."
Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
[뉴스] News Record number of North Korean students entered Russia in Q3, data shows
A record number of North Koreans entered Russia in the third quarter this year, the majority on student visas, a development that experts said may be connected to the DPRK’s dispatch of thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine.
[학술논문] Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and the DPRK: Striving for a new geopolitical reality on the Korean Peninsula
...national interests of the Russian Federation in the region. This treaty is probably of a transitional nature, aimed at adapting to the transformation of the international order. On the other hand, the text of the agreement sets out specific prospects for expanding and deepening cooperation between the two countries, which can become a significant incentive for the economic development of the DPRK.
[학술논문] Putin and Korea's "Silk Road Express": Russia's Game on the Korean Peninsula
...Korean peninsula through promotion of three major trilateral (RF-DPRK- ROK) infrastructure projects: uniting the railroads in both Koreas with the Tran-Siberian Railway as well as constructing gas pipelines and power lines from Primorye to South Korea through North Korea. North Korea’s “rapprochement” with Russia is both the result of moves occurring among actors in this game and...
[학위논문] 탈냉전기 남북러 전략적 삼각관계 연구
...effectively utilizes the increasing influence of Russia in Northeast Asia in times represented by US and China to accomplish genuine peace on the Korean peninsula by maintaining trilateral coexistence of ROK, DPRK and Russia This is a reason why South Korea should play a pivotal role in establishing trilateral coexistence between the two Koreas and Russia to achieve the ultimate goal of peace and stability...
[학술논문] Uncertain Prospects for Engagement with the DPRK
...Pyongyang to bring the North Koreans to the negotiating table. It should also do what it can to promote stronger enforcement of existing U.N. sanctions, maintain U.S.-ROK solidarity in the face of DPRK efforts to split the allies, and demonstrate that the North’s refusal to negotiate will only reinforce the allies’ resolve to strengthen their defense capabilities. And it should make a...
[학위논문] 탈냉전기 남·북·러 전략적 삼각관계 연구
... DPRK and Russia as the overall framework of analysis to understand North Korea’s nuclear program and the overall security order of the Korean peninsula.
In the paper, the concept of strategic triangle suggested by Dittmer were altered and applied to various compositions of bilateral relations between ROK, DPRK and Russia. The study included looking at ROK-DPRK, ROK-Russia and DPRK-Russia...