Victory Day

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will attend China’s Victory Day ceremony with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, signaling deeper ties with Beijing and Moscow amid shifting regional diplomacy.

Lt. Gen. Cha Yong-pom, a senior North Korean defense official, has been confirmed as the general who greeted Vladimir Putin during Moscow’s Victory Day parade, signaling his rising role in North Korea's growing military alignment with Russia.

Kim Jong-un defended North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia as “justified,” citing sovereign rights and a defense treaty with Putin.

Putin greeted a North Korean military delegation at Moscow’s Victory Day parade, highlighting deepening ties despite international sanctions.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un oversaw a missile drill on May 8, highlighting tactical nuclear readiness while skipping Russia’s Victory Day parade, signaling growing strategic complexity in Pyongyang’s alliances.

Putin and Xi called for lifting North Korea sanctions and pledged diplomatic efforts to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula during a Moscow summit.

North Korea’s missile launch on the eve of Russia’s Victory Day parade highlights its continued effort to stay visible within the anti-U.S. alliance, even amid questions about the strength of its ties with Moscow.

Kim Jong-un will send a top official to Russia’s Victory Day parade while Xi and Putin meet in Moscow, reinforcing the North Korea Russia alliance amid deepening trilateral ties.

A senior North Korean military official reaffirmed deepening ties with Russia, calling their alliance a "strategic brotherhood" ahead of Victory Day celebrations.

Kim Jong-un may visit Russia in May, according to statements from Russian officials, as the two countries continue to strengthen military and diplomatic ties....