US Raises Concerns After Russian Military Jet Spotted in North Korea

The United States expressed alarm over growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea after a Russian Air Force plane was spotted landing in North Korea earlier this month.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong, and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 27, 2023. KCNA via Reuters

The United States expressed alarm over growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea after a Russian Air Force plane was spotted landing in North Korea earlier this month.

Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows the Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-62M took off from Moscow on July 31 and landed in North Korea. The plane returned to Moscow on Aug. 2, according to reports.