#Vladimir Putin

North Korea’s soldiers in Russia have not vanished from the battlefield—they have quietly been absorbed into Moscow’s war machine, gaining frontline experience with drones, artillery, and modern combat tactics that could reshape Pyongyang’s military for years to come.

After four years of large-scale fighting, Moscow has failed to achieve its military, political, or societal objectives in Ukraine. But even if Russia is defeated, the war won’t simply end. A deeper, harder question emerges: how do we prevent a weakened but militarized Russia from launching the next one?