Leadership
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Seoul cannot ‘readily agree’ to expand mission of US troops on peninsula: Lee
ROK president acknowledges calls for US forces to counter China, not just deter North Korea, ahead of Trump summit
How Russia could give a major boost to North Korea’s satellite launch plans
Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell says recent lack of launches suggests DPRK is laying foundation for bigger advances
North Korean TV airs extensive footage of troops fighting Ukraine for first time
Videos show soldiers using a range of DPRK and Russian weaponry, including drones, during combat operations in Kursk
North Korea glorifies soldier suicides as Kim cult dominates war celebrations
State TV airs stories of troops shooting themselves in head and detonating grenades to avoid capture
Russian plane secretly delivered dead North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang: KCTV
State TV shows previously unreported repatriation ceremony amid large-scale events on honoring fallen troops
North Korea honors over 100 dead troops from Ukraine war at Pyongyang ceremony
Kim Jong Un oversees event celebrating fallen ‘heroes,’ boasting that they showcased DPRK military might in Russia
North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
Kim Yo Jong blames ROK people for North Korea policies, breaking from practice of portraying them as ‘oppressed’
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
Scholar traces the DPRK’s enduring influence on continent thanks to support for liberation movements, monuments and more
Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
Kim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks
