US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Long-Serving Russian Envoy to North Korea Dies
Matsegora played a key role in the Russia–North Korea strategic alliance, which included North Korean troop support in Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
- Russia's Foreign Ministry announced Monday that Aleksandr Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, died at 70 on December 6, 2025, KCNA reported.
- Having started at the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang in 1999, Aleksandr Matsegora served as Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's First Asian Department and became ambassador in 2014.
- The Foreign Ministry released photos showing Aleksandr Matsegora lecturing and meeting instructors, and he was seen publicly last Tuesday with Russian university students taking Korean language courses.
- North Korea's leadership sent immediate condolences, with Kim Jong Un saying `Comrade Matsegora was a close friend and comrade of the DPRK people whodevoted his whole life to the development of the DPRK-Russia friendlyrelations for over 30 years`.
- The pact and troop movements reflect a closer Moscow–Pyongyang alignment, with Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, signing a mutual-aid agreement last year and Pyongyang deploying troops to Russia's Kursk region.
Insights by Ground AI
60 Articles
60 Articles
The Russian ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, who had served in his post for more than ten years, has died suddenly. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing its condolences.
·Amman, Jordan
Read Full Article
Died at the age of 70, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, had contributed to the rapprochement between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in the midst of war in Ukraine
·France
Read Full Article
Aleksandr Matsegora, 70 years old, has been in office for more than ten years and died on Saturday, without the details of the causes of his disappearance being publicly disclosed.
·Paris, France
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources60
Leaning Left8Leaning Right9Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center
37% Center
L 30%
C 37%
R 33%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
