Pyongyang has just ratified its new defense pact with Moscow. North Korean soldiers are deployed near Kursk, in an unprecedented engagement that marks a reversal of Kim Jong-un’s foreign policy.

North Korea has officially ratified a major defense agreement with Russia, signaling a deepening military alliance between the two countries that could escalate the ongoing war in Ukraine. The "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" treaty,

Kim Jong Un signed a decree ratifying the strategic partnership treaty with Russia, which binds both nations to provide mutual military assistance. The agreement clarifies the implications for their armed forces if one faces an attack.