North Korea

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conflict 2026-05-10

Putin Says the War Is Ending. He Means Something Different by That.

A three-day ceasefire, North Korean troops on Red Square, and Putin telling reporters the matter is 'coming to an end' — none of this means what it sounds like.

ethics 2026-04-29

Kim Praises Soldiers Who Blew Themselves Up Rather Than Surrender

North Korea officially honors suicide over capture. What that tells you about what Pyongyang owes Moscow, and what it fears at home.

conflict 2026-04-28

The Memorial That Normalizes a New Alliance

Kim Jong Un opened a memorial for North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine. Russia's defense minister was there. Both sides are advertising a military relationship they previously denied existed.