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Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part interview with former Russian senior diplomat Georgy Toloraya on the implications of the new treaty...

The Kremlin “does not rule out” arming North Korea if the West provides Ukraine with weapons used to strike targets inside Russia, Vladimir Putin...

The mutual defense pact that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed on June 19 was a victory for Mr. Putin and a...

The Russian leader issued the warning at the end of a trip to Asia, during which he signed a mutual defense pact with North Korea’s leader, Kim...

Shortly after signing a new comprehensive strategic partnership between their two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader...

By Christy Lee A new defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea this week publicly laid out Moscow's willingness to engage in...

By He Jun On June 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day visit to North Korea. Following this, Putin is also...

Russia and North Korea dropped a diplomatic bombshell last week when they signed the new Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, featuring a...

A quarter of a century ago, Vladimir Putin flew to Pyongyang to sign a ­“friendship treaty” with Kim Jong-il that helped revive Russia’s...