North Korean Troops March in Moscow Victory Day Parade for First Time
The appearance follows a 2024 strategic partnership treaty and the deployment of about 15,000 North Korean troops to aid Russia, officials said.
- On Saturday, North Korean servicemen marched through Moscow's Red Square during the annual Victory Day parade on May 9, marking the first time troops from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea participated in the event.
- This participation follows a strategic partnership treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June 2024, leading Pyongyang to deploy around 15,000 combat troops supporting Russia in Ukraine.
- Russia scaled back the parade citing the 'current operational situation' amid security concerns about Ukrainian drone strikes. The event proceeded under a U.S.-led three-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump claimed credit for arranging.
- President Putin met with the Korean People's Army commander following the parade to express appreciation. State media described the participation as evidence of a strengthening 'blood alliance' between the two countries.
- The integration of foreign forces demonstrates increasing internationalization of the conflict, raising costs for efforts to deter escalation. Analysts suggest this visible partnership will likely reshape Ukraine's security environment and complicate Western planning.
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North Korean troops joined in on Russia’s scaled-back Victory Day parade. The militaristic event marks the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s help in defeating Nazi Germany, but this year the proceedings were noticeably more muted than usual. What is normally a grand spectacle of power was quite brief, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s appearance came amid a significant security presence. “Victory has always been and will be ours,” he declar…
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