Ukrainian News

In recent ceasefire talks over the Black Sea, Russia demanded more than diplomatic concessions: it asked for a financial lifeline. Tucked into a technical clause of the US-Russia negotiations was a pledge that Washington would help restore Moscow’s access to global agricultural markets, a move that could quietly reopen channels the Kremlin has used to prop up its war effort.

Russia and North Korea’s deepening alliance is fast-tracking Pyongyang’s military ambitions. In return for assisting Moscow’s war in Ukraine, North Korea is gaining access to Russia’s advanced technology and weaponry, upgrading the Kim regime's war machine.