MOSCOW, Russia — Russian lawmakers will vote Wednesday to ratify a landmark mutual defense pact with North Korea, as the West says Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to fight for Russia against ...

Russia’s upper house of parliament ratified a mutual-defense pact with North Korea, amid US and European alarm over Pyongyang’s support for President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

The new defense treaty demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy.

China’s closest strategic partner and its only treaty ally — Russia and North Korea — are now the ones heightening the risk of Cold War-style confrontation in northeast Asia.

South Korea expressed concerns Tuesday after Russia began the ratification process for a mutual defense treaty signed with North Korea in June that commits both countries to assist each other in ...

North Korea ratified a defense treaty with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, formally deepening military cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war ...

The pact obliges Russia and North Korea to immediately provide military assistance using "all means" if either is attacked.

China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power.

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted unanimously to ratify a landmark mutual defense pact with North Korea, as Kyiv and the West say Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to fight for Russia against ...

Russia and North Korea ratified a defense treaty that strengthened the military alliance between the two countries.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean ...

North Korea ratified a major defense pact with Russia, which includes a provision committing both nations to mutual military assistance in the event of an attack on either side, state-run media ...