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  • Putin's Diplomatic Drive: Story Behind the $127M Car for Kim Jong Un After the Ukraine-Russia war in 2022, relations between Russia and North Korea improved. Since then, President Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have met several times, and recently, Putin is said to have gifted Kim a car...
  • Shanghai Nickel Surges to Three-Month High Amid U.S. Sanctions on Russia Nickel in the Shanghai Futures Exchange has reached its highest level in three months. This is due to the expansion of U.S. sanctions against Russia and growing concerns over supply in Indonesia. According to the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) on the 26th, the price of nickel in March closed at 135,220 yuan ($18,784.74) per ton […]
  • China Condemns US Sanctions on Chinese Companies Supporting Russia Six Chinese Companies Included in the U.S.’s SanctionsChina’s Ministry of Commerce, “We firmly oppose the disruption of trade order” China has objected to including several Chinese companies in sanctions imposed by the U.S. against companies supporting Russia. According to Reuters on the 26th, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated in a spokesperson’s statement, “China is […]
  • Navalny's Body Handed Over to Mother Amid Uncertainty over Funeral Eight days after he died in jail … fearing that the Russian government force them to hold a private funeral On the 24th (local time), Kira Yarmysh, spokesperson for Alexei Navalny, a Russian anti-government activist who died in prison, announced that Navalny’s body was handed over to his family eight days after his death. Yarmysh, […]
  • Two Years into Ukraine War, West Reaffirms Support as Putin's Tactics Questioned People supporting Ukraine march in front of the Russian embassy in Washington, U.S., on the 24th (local time). / AP Yonhap News As the war in Ukraine has surpassed two years, there have been speculations that “Time is on Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s side.” With support from America and Europe on the verge of […]
  • Ukraine Reveals Official Casualty Figures: 31,000 Soldiers Killed in War with Russia Published After Pleading for Help Amid Delays in Support from the WestUnable to Identify Civilian CasualtiesRussian Soldiers’ Deaths Estimated at 180,000 Ukraine has officially disclosed that 31,000 of its soldiers have been killed in the two-year war with Russia for the first time. This number is lower than previous estimates from external sources. According to […]
  • Russian Traveler Compares North Korea to Soviet Union: 'Like Stepping Back in Time' "My grandmother told me about life in the Soviet Union, and I feel like I'm back there. Empty streets, no billboards, surreal." Ilya Voscresensky, a Russian travel blogger from St. Petersburg who said he signed up for a trip to North Korea as soon as he heard about it after the war in Ukraine made it difficult to travel to Europe, [CNN] reported on Tuesday...
  • Anti-Regime Death Stokes Fear and Protests Ahead of Belarus Election Ihar Lednik, detained on charges of defaming Lukashenko, dies in prisonFollowing the death of Russia’s Navalny, another anti-regime figure dies in jail in Belarus, a Russian allyCivil control intensifies ahead of the general elections on the 25th Following the death of Alexei Navalny, an enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in prison, another anti-regime figure […]
  • Putin's Luxury Gift: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Receives Russian-Made Car North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a car as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on the 20th that the “Russian-made personal car” sent by President Putin to Secretary Kim was delivered to Party Secretary Park Jong Chon and Deputy Party Leader Kim Yo Jong […]
  • North Korean Delegation Rushes to Russia for Expanding All-Round Cooperation Kim Su Gil, responsible for the Pyongyang City Committee, returned on the 19th after completing his visit to Russia. North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on the 20th that “an international delegation led by Minister of Information Industry Ju Yong Il left Pyongyang on the 19th to participate in the Eurasian Information Technology Union (Forum) […]
  • OpenAI and MS Pull Plug on Cyber Criminals' ChatGPT Access Photo: Image Today It has been confirmed that hacker groups linked to North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, and others are using generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT, which proves the possibility of generative AI for criminal activities, highlighting the importance of security measures to prevent this. According to the New York Times (NYT), on the 14th […]
  • Controversy Surrounds Russian Art Critic's $2 Billion Bequest to Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin / Yonhap News On February 14, local media outlets such as RBC reported that a Russian art critic, who left a will to bequeath works of art worth $2 billion to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has passed away. The Russian Ministry of Culture announced that Nina Moleva, an author, art critic, […]
  • Russia Warns of Possible 7th Nuclear Test by North Korea, South Korea Reacts Last September, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin met and shook hands at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia./AP Yonhap News Lim Soo Suk, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is holding a regular briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of […]
  • North Korea's Ongoing Threat: What's Kim Really Up To? Separating Fact from Fiction - Part 2 Is North Korea that Supplied Over 2.3 Million Rounds of Ammunition to Russia Preparing a Full-Scale War? Considering the importance of ammunition, which has been highlighted in the Ukraine war, it is reported that North Korea has exported over 5,000 containers and more than 2.3 million rounds of 152mm shells to Russia. It has also […]
  • Stinger Missiles: From Soviet Troubles to Russian Retaliation, Part 2 Effective range increased to 2.5 miles and elevation up to 11,483 feet The Stinger is an optically aimed missile with an infrared guidance system that launches when it detects infrared rays from the target using its infrared tracking device. It also has a friend-or-foe identification (IFF) feature. This was a state-of-the-art technology at the time, […]
  • Stinger Missiles: From Soviet Troubles to Russian Retaliation, Part 1 The FIM-92 Stinger is a portable anti-aircraft missile developed by the United States that is still active around the world. Recently, a new missile is being developed to replace the Stinger. The Stinger was used effectively in the Afghan war and successfully responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
  • Vladimir Putin's Luxurious $73 Million Bulletproof Train Revealed Putin's bulletproof train cost $97.5 billion to buildGyms, baths, and other ultra-luxurious facilities Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly uses a private train to travel between countries.
  • New 'Invisibility Cloak' Developed in Russia for Putin's Soldiers The Russian military has revealed that it will be equipped with an "invisibility cloak" to protect troops from enemy thermal imaging cameras. The manufacturer, Hider X, says it has addressed key flaws that can be spotted by operatives with sharp eyes...
  • Ukraine Becomes North Korea's Testing Ground for New War Weapons (Part 1) Reports have emerged that Russia has provided North Korean-made weapons to Ukraine, resulting in a fivefold increase in the use of artillery shells, and that North Korean-supplied missiles threaten to undermine Ukraine's air defenses. The military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is worsening the situation in Ukraine...
  • Ukraine Becomes North Korea's Testing Ground for New War Weapons (Part 2) Particularly worrisome is the fact that analysis has been pouring out after the discovery of North Korean missile debris on the Ukrainian battlefield, suggesting that North Korea is using the Ukrainian battlefield as a testing ground. The missile that North Korea is believed to have provided to Russia on the 2nd is KN-23, the latest […]
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