Kyiv’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrsky, added that Ukrainian troops are currently holding back one of Russia’s “most powerful” offensives since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion nearly three years ago. Meanwhile, North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Sun Hui, was in Moscow to reaffirm Pyongyang’s commitment to the strategic partnership signed in … Read more
North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang’s foreign minister said in Moscow Friday, as the US has warned thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to combat in the Ukraine conflict in the coming days. North Korea’s Choe Son Hui was in Moscow as the West believes up to … Read more
The US and South Korean defense chiefs called Wednesday for North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, where Washington says some 10,000 of them have been deployed for possible action against Ukrainian forces. Russia and North Korea have deepened their political and military alliance as the Ukraine war has dragged on, but sending Pyongyang’s … Read more
Ukraine’s allies in the West did not have a “strong enough” reaction to North Korean soldiers actively joining Russia’s side in the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. The Pentagon warned Monday that North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia for training, with some already moving toward the front line near the Ukrainian border … Read more
Ukraine’s supporters say it’s proof that the body is “fractured” and unable to react to global crises. “Like all multilateral organizations in this day and age, the FATF is fractured in matters of geopolitics,” said Tom Keatinge, the director of the center for finance and security at the Royal United Services Institute. “If international bodies … Read more
Der Kanzler lädt zum Industrie-Gipfel, und zeitgleich empfängt der Finanzminister die Familienunternehmer und den Mittelstand. Was heute normales, aktuelles politisches Geschäft sein könnte, ist Ausdruck weiterer Ampel-Streitereien. Denn abgestimmt haben sich Olaf Scholz und Christian Lindner nicht. Wie sich beide immer weiter entfremden und voneinander entfernen, analysiert Gordon Repinski. Nach dem Bekanntwerden umfassender Spar- und … Read more
This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on October 19 shows what is claimed to be a recovered South Korean drone AFP North Korean state media said Monday that an investigation had “proved” South Korea’s military sent a drone over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets, calling it … Read more
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Bulgaria, Oct. 22, 2024 | By Christo Komarnitski First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Oct. 23, 2024 | By Plop and KanKr First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Croatia, Oct. 24, 2024 | By Nikola Listes First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Oct. 21, 2024 | By Plop and KanKr First published in The Boston Globe, United … Read more
THE NORTH KOREAN END OF THE BARGAIN The North Korean end of the bargain is better, if it does get a technological assist from Russia. A lengthy stalemate also sends home a nice monthly “stipend”, paid to the government not the soldiers. They will likely receive a fraction of their earnings, if they make it … Read more
According to updated estimates from Kyiv, Pyongyang has transferred about 12,000 troops to Russia, including 500 officers and three army generals. Earlier this week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had already spotted North Korean army officers in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not confirmed or … Read more
