Ukraine
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First reported deaths of North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine
Pyongyang has sent up to 12,000 troops to help support Russia’s invasion of its neighbourNorth Korean troops h…
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Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says ex-UK ambassador – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage herePoland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia says military ties with North Korea ‘actively expanding’
Russian defence minister says on visit that cooperation between the countries growing ‘in all areas’ while Kim…
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UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine | Letters
Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian E…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official
Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in UkraineCh…
- Asia Pacific, Europe, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, World news
Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops
Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean …
- Africa, Conflict and arms, Europe, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, World news
World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report reveals
Wars have spread and intensified, with far-reaching impacts on global economic growth and food security, accor…
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China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief
Kaja Kallas says Ukraine’s victory in war is ‘a priority for us all’, adding that it is also in the US interes…
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North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft
Seoul’s military says several vessels and dozens of civilian planes disrupted, a week after Pyongyang fired wh…
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‘They will just die uselessly’: Ukrainians ready for North Korean troops joining Russia’s war
Soldiers holding chunk of enemy territory in Kursk have been learning Korean phrases and are unconcerned by th…
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North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine draws China into a delicate balancing act
The entry of North Korean troops risks a dangerous escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It also puts Bei…
- Asia Pacific, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, US news, Vladimir Putin, World news
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme
Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states…
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Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine
Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have see…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges allies to stop just ‘watching’ amid North Korea threat
Ukrainian president calls on countries to step in before troops sent to Russia by Pyongyang reach battlefieldU…
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Ukraine war briefing: North Korea says it will back Russia until it achieves victory
Foreign ministers’ meeting in Moscow forges closer ties amid imminent deployment of thousands of North Korean …