North Korea, China and Vladimir Putin

North Korea May End Up Sending Putin 100,000 Troops for War
North Korea may deploy as many as 100,000 troops to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine if the alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow continues to deepen, according to people familiar with assessments made by some Group of 20 nations.
Opinion
OPINION - Vladimir Putin using North Korean troops could become a nightmare for Russia — and China
Donald Trump has promised to settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours – and so many expect a difficult peace, a “dirty deal” according to Max Hastings, early next year. Russian forces are now on a roll,
NATO and the EU press China to help stop North Korea's support for the war on Ukraine
BRUSSELS -- NATO and the European Union are ramping up efforts to persuade China to help get North Korea to stop sending troops and other support to Russia to back its war on Ukraine.
Ukraine Allies to Push China on Russia-North Korea Ties at G-20
Ukraine’s allies will look to pressure China over North Korea’s growing support for Russia’s war during a Group of 20 Summit in Brazil, according to people familiar with the matter.
Zelenskyy: North Korean troops entering Russia-Ukraine war is "major escalation"
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un calls for the mass production of attack drones. This after Ukraine says North Korean troops are already fighting for Moscow and supplying Russia with weapons.
North Korean troops that survive brutal fighting in Ukraine 'will be sent to the gulags' says expert
North Korean troops could be thrown into the meatgrinder that is Russia's war in Ukraine, with 10,000 already deployed according to US intelligence services with more feared

Russia, Ukraine

EU panic over Russia ‘building lethal drones in China’ with 'evidence mounting'
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the bloc's diplomatic arm, also received evidence from intelligence sources ...
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EU may impose sanctions on China for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine – German media
The European Union is discussing possible sanctions against China over evidence that it first supplied Russia with weapons ...
Russia Stages Military Drills in Contested South China Sea
Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy continued its operations in the South China Sea, where one of its destroyers, the missile-armed USS ...
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Russia is locking up butter as inflation crisis reaches new heights
“Prices are rising because of the war,” Alexandra Prokopenko at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin told CNN ... to reap the benefits of exporting oil and gas to India and China, ...
North Korea's Kim Urges Improved Military Capabilities for War, KCNA Says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a visit to the National Defense University in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 7 ...
Opinion
Russia Would Sell Out Iran in a Heartbeat | Opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has a black belt in judo, which, as he likes to say, has taught him an important life lesson—flexibility.
North Korea calls for ‘limitless’ nuclear expansion to counter US after Trump win
North Korea calls for ‘limitless’ nuclear expansion to counter US after Trump win - North Korea hits out at America’s ...