NPR: Understanding the relationship between Russia and North Korea

NPR All Things Considered
Oct. 20, 2024

South Korea's intelligence agency reports that North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces troops to Russia to help Russia's war in Ukraine. And North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is ratcheting up tensions with South Korea, including blowing up sections of a road that once connected the two countries. To better understand these developments, we've called Jean Lee. She's the former Pyongyang bureau chief for The Associated Press and an adjunct fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Welcome, Jean.