Multiple geopolitical crises, from Iran to Ukraine, prove one truth: that dictators often stick together. China and Russia have been aiding Iran, with satellite intelligence, while Beijing has been described as the “decisive enabler” of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and North Korea has been supplying Moscow’s army with troops.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in Pyongyang on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their alignment over the conflict in Ukraine.

SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia's State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of a newly built memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting in the Ukraine war,

Russia and North Korea have celebrated the completion of a major new road bridge linking the two nations, with the controversial crossing expected to open as early as June. The project – spanning the Tumen River on the remote Far Eastern border – marks the first-ever direct road connection between Russia and the secretive state often dubbed the “world’s most dangerous country”.