North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought ... On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public comments on the US election, saying he is ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect and noted that ...

Putin, who has neither denied nor confirmed the presence of North Korean troops inside a Russian region partly controlled by Ukrainian troops, said a Russian partnership deal with North Korea signed earlier in the year had spelled out the contours of Moscow's cooperation with North Korea.

The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance.