Across the Tumen River, where Russia and North Korea share a remote and sparsely watched border, a one-kilometre road bridge now stands as the most tangible symbol of an alliance forged in the crucible of war. Opened on Monday with ceremonial convoys and diplomatic language about trade and tourism, the crossing between Khasan and Tumangang represents something older and more consequential than commerce — a deepening entanglement between two states whose partnership has accelerated precisely as Russia's isolation from the wider world has grown. Like all infrastructure, the bridge does not creat
Russia and North Korea Open First Road Bridge, Deepening Military Ties
North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia's Kursk region to support Russian military operations.