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Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for 'new, righteous' world order

Lavrov said Moscow and Pyongyang will expand cooperation after North Korea sent about 14,000 troops to help Russia in Kursk, KCNA reported.

  • On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui that their nations are working to establish a "new and righteous world order," KCNA reported.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent an estimated 14,000 soldiers to Russia in late 2024 to help repel a major Ukrainian incursion into Kursk, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to declare victory in May 2025.
  • Pyongyang has provided Russia with millions of artillery rounds, ballistic missiles, and rocket systems, according to Ukrainian and independent assessments, bolstering operations beyond troop deployments.
  • South Korea and Western governments expressed concern that Pyongyang may receive reciprocal assistance with weapons development from Moscow, potentially altering regional security balances beyond Ukraine.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky warned earlier this month that up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to increase pressure on Ukraine, while Lavrov praised their "militant friendship.
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Russia and North Korea will work together for a “new and just world order,” says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The statement could be seen as a sign that Vladimir Putin is keen to get more support from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in the offensive war against Ukraine.

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in a message to North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui that their countries are working to establish a "new, just world order, based on true equality and national interests," the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported.

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Russia and North Korea are working together to build a new world order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday (18). To his North Korean counterpart, the Russian chancellor said their countries are working to establish a “new and just world order,” after Pyongyang helped Moscow expel Ukrainian forces from a Russian region last year. In a message to North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, Lavrov also reaffirmed Moscow’s commitme…

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