North Korea confirmed for the first time this week that it deployed troops to support Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine, two days after Moscow’s military chief openly acknowledged Pyongyang’s involvement. Korea Risk Group Executive Director Jeongmin Kim joins the podcast to discuss the reasoning behind the shift in the two countries’ official positions, as well […]

North Korea confirmed for the first time this week that it deployed troops to support Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine, two days after Moscow’s military chief openly acknowledged Pyongyang’s involvement. -

North Korea <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/04/north-korea-confirms-heroic-troop-deployment-to-russia-praises-alliance/">confirmed</a> for the first time this week that it deployed troops to support Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine, two days after Moscow’s military chief <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/04/in-a-first-russia-confirms-north-koreas-involvement-in-ukraine-war/">openly acknowledged</a> Pyongyang’s involvement.<br />
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Korea Risk Group Executive Director <a href="https://www.nknews.org/?s=jeongmin+kim&amp;sort=&amp;start=01-01-2000&amp;end=29-04-2025">Jeongmin Kim</a> joins the podcast to discuss the reasoning behind the shift in the two countries’ official positions, as well as South Korean opposition lawmaker Lee Jae-myung’s <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/04/lee-jae-myung-past-advocate-for-north-korea-engagement-wins-rok-party-primary/">victory</a> in the primary to be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee and North Korea’s <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/04/north-korea-launches-largest-new-warship-on-west-coast-state-media/">launch</a> of the first of its largest new warship class.<br />
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About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/JaccoZed">Jacco Zwetsloot</a> exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

North Korea confirms Russia troop deployment, and the DPRK’s new warship