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Transaction or Transformation? Inside the Russia-North Korea Relationship

How transactional is the massive shift in their relations and how sensitive is it to the Ukraine war?

In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics Podcast, hosts Ankit Panda and Katie Putz examine the status of the Russia-North Korea partnership. Since the signing of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in 2024, the two have held three strategic dialogues, the most recent in late July in Moscow. How transactional is the massive shift in their relations and how sensitive is it to the Ukraine war? And what does China —........

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