This is the second article in a two-part series analyzing major changes to alleged North Korea-Russia maritime arms trade in the first two months of 2024. Part one can be found here.

A Russian cargo ship recently rejoined an alleged weapons shipping operation with North Korea after a three-month hiatus, replacing another that recently traveled to a Chinese port for possible maintenance work, according to NK Pro analysis.

But soon after it carried containers from North Korea’s Rason Port to Russia’s Vostochny Port in early February, the entire maritime operation appeared to go on