A lot is at stake for North Korea’s leader as he sends young, inexperienced recruits to join Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine ...

Western and Ukrainian officials have called the appearance of North Korean forces on the battlefield a major escalation.

Instead of leveraging Moscow’s faltering prospects by upping aid to Ukraine, Western leaders are paralyzed by fright.

Kim Jong Un’s regime would certainly struggle to survive without its biggest benefactor, China, which accounts for more than ...