North Korea Punching Above Its Weight in Russia-Ukraine War

In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and the Russian defense minister, Andrei Belousov, at Pyongyang, North Korea, November 29, 2024. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

To achieve peace in Ukraine, the incoming Trump administration will have to turn off Russia’s most active ally — North Korea. Last year, after watching Russia falter in Europe’s largest war since World War II, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, jumped at the chance to earn combat experience for his military and hard currency for his vast military stocks.

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