Putin, North Korea and Russia

Putin hosts North Korean foreign minister on Russia's 'unity day'
By Mark Trevelyan and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's foreign minister in the Kremlin on Monday at a time of mounting concern in the West that North Korean soldiers are about to enter the Ukraine war on Moscow's side.
James Stavridis: North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness
Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. He has lost around 200,000 killed, double that number wounded, and at least 500,000 young men fleeing the Russian Federation to avoid the draft: a butcher’s bill of over a million.
North Korean troops sent to Russia to fight Ukraine "a sign of Putin's growing desperation," NATO says
"The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security," NATO Secretary-General says.
Zelensky wants Ukraine to attack North Korean troops in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Western nations to support Ukraine preemptively striking North Korean troops in Russia instead of waiting for those troops to attack Ukraine.
Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war
The first military personnel from North Korea in Russia's border region of Kursk have already come under fire from Ukraine amid concerns about Pyongyang sending thousands of soldiers to Vladimir Putin’s war for nuclear rewards.
Russia deploys 7,000 North Korean troops near Ukraine border
In the past week, Russia sent over 7,000 KPA soldiers from Russia's coastal region to areas near Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. Ukrainian intelligence reveals what Putin is arming Kim's soldiers with.

Putin’s guns-and-butter economics take a blow

Whether Trump or Harris, Pessimism Reigns in Russia Over U.S. Election Winner
Putin with the type of respect he believed he deserved as the leader of a country with 11 time zones. Eight years later, ...
Russia faces a crisis regardless if Putin ends or continues the war in Ukraine, economist says
Continuing the war means the economy faces stagnation, while ending it would shut off the massive defense spending that's ...
Inside Putin’s Russia: Ice Swimming and Gangster Slang Feature in Filip Remunda’s ‘Happiness to All’
In 'Happiness to All,' Filip Remunda portrays a characteristically off-kilter protagonist – one who projects invincibility ...
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Putin has ruled Russia for 25 years. How did he last so long?
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...
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Russia flirts with acts of war against the United States
Russia's attempts to detonate incendiary devices on cargo airliners traveling to the United States is a reminder that it is an ardent American enemy.
Putin launches drills of Russia’s nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring a simulation of a ...
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Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to stop him trying again
Its leader, a regular visitor to Russia, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March. In his congratulatory note ...