North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/40-of-russian-ammunition-is-north-korean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #kimjongun #northkorea #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense

Kyiv’s military intelligence agency has denied a report that North Korea plans to send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia in the coming months to aid in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-russia-troops-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #kimjongun #sergeylavrov

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pyongyang said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-russia-ukraine-lavrov/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #kimjongun #sergeilavrov #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

North Korea could send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia over the coming months to aid Moscow in its war against Ukraine, media reports citing intelligence officials and security sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/politics/russia-more-north-korean-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #northkorea #kimjongun

North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-beach-resort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun

State media images showed leader Kim Jong Un honoring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-dead-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #northkorea #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #kimjongun

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would “get the conflict solved with North Korea,” while also saying that such a conflict "wouldn't involve us.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/asia-pacific/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #southkorea #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #missiles

Events in Iran are likely to reinforce North Korea’s belief that nuclear weapons ensure regime survival, with Pakistan and Libya providing lessons on how to get them and why giving them up can be fatal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/24/world/kim-jong-uns-nuclear-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #northkorea #kimjongun #pakistan #india #israel #iran #libya #nuclearweapons #defense