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8 September 2026

Russia and North Korea open the first road across their shared border

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Russia and North Korea open the first road across their shared border

Relations between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing, with North Korea supplying ammunition and troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance. (Image credit: Dmitry Ignatenko/Government of Primorsky Krai Reg)

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