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North Korea may get bolder as ties with Russia deepen, say analysts

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un (right) with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast of the Far East Region, Russia, in September 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SEOUL – North Korea’s Jan 14 solid-fuel missile test hogged the news worldwide, but another event of much, if not greater, significance went under the radar.

That same day, Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and her delegation departed for a three-day visit to Russia at the invitation of her counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

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