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“Freedom Shield” and Other Events of February-March 2024. Part Three: The North Is Keeping Up

Contrary to the anticipation of anti-Pyongyang propaganda discussed in the previous part of this digest, there have been no direct provocations, including in the area of the disputed maritime border. Instead, the North conducted its own exercise and criticized the enemy’s. Already on the day the exercise began, March 4, a DPRK Ministry of Defense spokesman issued a press statement. “The frantic war drills by the ROK puppets and vassal forces led by the US make…

Konstantin Asmolov

Japanese prime minister uses relations with DPRK to save his domestic political ratings

Will Fumio Kishida be able to abandon his harsh rhetoric against Pyongyang and strengthen his popularity with Japanese voters, or is he counting on favour from the DPRK leadership? Not even a few months have passed since the Japanese Defence Ministry’s threatening statements to Pyongyang over North Korea’s test launch of a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on January 14 this year. “The DPRK’s actions threaten the peace and security of our country, the region and the world. Such ballistic missile launches violate UN Security Council resolutions and pose a serious problem,”…

Бахтиар Урусов

On the January session of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK. Part Four. The ROK’s response and more

The session ended, and the idea of peaceful unification was discarded. Even the monument dedicated to it was removed. What did Seoul have to say on the matter? During a cabinet meeting held just hours after Kim Jong-un’s speech was published…

Konstantin Asmolov

On the January session of the National People’s Congress of North Korea Part One The end of the unification policy

Konstantin Asmolov

Digest of Inter-Korean Tensions at the Turn of 2024

Konstantin Asmolov

Results of the visit of the DPRK Foreign Minister to the Russian Federation

Konstantin Asmolov

Launch of the Hwasong-18 solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile, 18 December 2023

Konstantin Asmolov

Launch of a Satellite by North Korea Causes a New Turn in Escalating Tensions Part 5: It is Not Only About a South Korean Satellite

Konstantin Asmolov

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