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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024. Kristina Kormilitsyna/AFP via Getty Images
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced an acceleration of his nuclear weapons program amid strengthening ties with Russia. Experts say this move signals Pyongyang and Moscow’s common interest in a strong pushback to the West, and Kim’s growing impatience with China’s longer-term “unrestricted warfare” strategy to infiltrate and subvert the West.
Sean Tseng is a Canada-based reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S.–China relations, CCP politics, trade policy, and emerging technologies including AI and defense. He holds a BASc in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia.
