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Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

Analysis

Why Xi Jinping brought a ‘star team’ of top officials for talks with Kim Jong Un

Large delegation featuring Xi’s confidants suggest China wants to arrest North Korea’s drift toward Russia, experts say

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 9, 2026
News

Xi wraps up North Korea trip with visits to friendship tower, cadre school

Kim Jong Un joins Chinese leader for second day of diplomatic events highlighting two sides’ ‘traditional friendship’

News

Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping hold talks on boosting ties, but ignore denuclearization

Two leaders discuss ways to build on reopening of border crossings at summit in North Korean capital

News

Think tank raises estimate for North Korean nuclear arsenal to 60 warheads

DPRK also has enough fissile material for at least 90 warheads, Stockholm institute finds

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 8, 2026
News

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea for summit with Kim Jong Un

Beijing media reports Kim greeted Xi at airport to kick off state visit, his first to DPRK since 2019

News

China’s Xi Jinping departs for North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un

Beijing state media reports Xi’s wife, foreign minister accompanying him to Pyongyang for state visit

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 8, 2026
Investigations

Russian ship tied to North Korean arms smuggling docks at Indian port

Expert accuses India of breaching sanctions by allowing Maia-1 to berth after Russian naval escort

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 4, 2026
News

North Korea eyes Belarusian tractors despite sanctions on imports

DPRK officials tour Minsk factory of sanctioned machinery manufacturer, amid push to expand bilateral ties

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 4, 2026
News

North Korean, Russian military medics sharing know-how from Ukraine war: Doctor

Russian surgeon says the DPRK has been a ‘key helper,’ highlighting ongoing medical exchanges between two sides

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 3, 2026
News

Chinese cargo plane flies to North Korea amid reports of imminent Xi visit

Round-trip flight raises possibility of advanced preparations for summit, though Beijing has not confirmed trip

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 3, 2026
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