Russia, China and North Korea

Jets scrambled as Russia, China warplanes approach South Korea
The Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew "for an extended period without prior notice," South Korea's defense ministry said.
China is increasingly unnerved by Russia and North Korea's growing alliance, says top US official
Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secretary of state, said China is being kept in the dark about the friendship between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
North Korea to provide Russia with more ballistic missiles and heavy equipment – US
The United States has information that North Korea is preparing additional supplies of ballistic missiles to Russia, as well as long-range self-propelled artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
North Korea Going to War in Ukraine Is a Nightmare for China
With Kim’s escalating rhetoric about war with the South and the West, China needs its leverage to preserve peace in its backyard and cannot afford to be seen alienating its only treaty ally. This places China in a serious bind without any real options except to hope that the EU and U.
Why Trump may need to go through China to corral Russia-North Korea relationship
President-elect Donald Trump will face the challenge of a growing relationship between Russia and North Korea as the two countries strengthen security ties and nuclear capabilities. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports that Trump may need to cooperate with China as the region's superpower before Russia's fight against Ukraine expands to include more of Asia.
Russia steadily turning into North Korea in terms of missile threats – Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the latest statement by Russian ruler Vladimir Putin regarding possible strikes by new Oreshnik ballistic missiles against "decision-making centres" in Kyiv.
Why the North Korea-Russia Alliance Is a Grave Threat
In this volatile and extremely uncertain landscape, South Korea has little to gain and much to lose by taking premature action that might harm its national interests.
Russian Defense Chief Arrives in North Korea for Military Talks
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in Pyongyang for talks with North Korean officials, stoking concerns over a further deepening of military cooperation between the two countries.
US Accuses North Korea of Fueling Russia’s War, Calls on China for Action
The United States has disclosed intelligence showing North Korea is preparing to send additional arms and troops to Russia to bolster its war efforts in Ukraine. Robert Wood, the US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations,
North Korea prepares to supply more ballistic missiles to Russia, US says
North Korea is preparing to send even more ballistic missiles,” Wood said during a UN Security Council meeting. Wood noted that North Korea had previously unlawfully delivered over 18,000 containers of ammunition and related materials to Russia,
Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine "If the war drags on, the alliance between North Korea, China, Russia and Iran intensifies"
Ukraine and Russia's special envoy, nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, was found to have suggested in a past contribution that the war in Ukraine ...
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Why North Korea is a wild card in the power game in Northeast Asia
to stop the Chinese from devouring American markets while threatening American forces from the South Pacific to the South ...
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China and Russia Hold New Joint Air Patrol Over the Sea of Japan
This is the ninth joint strategic air patrol performed by China and Russia since the cooperation agreement established by the ...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has never been more brazen — or in demand
Donald Trump says the North Korean leader ‘misses him.’ But Kim Jong Un has a new ally now in Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and ...
Russia to supply submarine tech to China to bridge gap with US, says top commander
Russia will share submarine technology with China to bridge the gap in underwater capabilities with the United States, said ...
North Korean hackers have stolen billions in crypto by posing as VCs, recruiters and IT workers
Security researchers say North Korean hackers have infiltrated hundreds of organizations with the goal of taking money and ...
Putin and Kim Could Meet To Cement Russia-North Korea Axis
South Korea's defense chief Shin Won-sik said the North's latest attempt to launch a spy satellite is in the "final stages" ...
Exclusive-Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim in new diplomatic push, sources say
President-elect Donald Trump's team is discussing pursuing direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hoping a fresh ...