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Russia on Saturday publicly acknowledged for the first time that North Korean forces are fighting on its side against Ukraine. While reporting to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Kursk, southern Russia, General Valery Gerasimov praised North Korean DPRK soldiers for their efforts. Gerasimov said the troops had shown “high professionalism, fortitude, courage and heroism,” fulfilling combat tasks “shoulder to shoulder” with Russian servicemen. Following this admission, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that “Russia will never forget its friends from the DPRK.”

Newly reelected U.S. President Donald Trump conducted a phone call with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol today to discuss the presence of North Korean troops in Russia. The president-elect and the South Korean leader reportedly spoke on the phone about South Korean issues with North Korea and scheduling a meeting for a future date. Discussing the phone call in a press briefing, Yoon said, according to France-24: "We agreed to meet in the near future … I believe there will be an opportunity to meet within this year." The South Korean president also discussed changing the country's previous policy...

Earlier in September during Russian Security Council's permanent meeting, Vladimir Putin proposed to discuss updating the foundations of Russia's state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. Vladimir Putin expressed hope that Western governments heard his warnings against striking deep into Russia. “They did not report to me, but, I hope, they heard [my warning]," Putin said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin. Ukraine cannot independently use long-range weapons; this can only be done by specialists from NATO countries, which is why the issue is not about granting permission to Kiev to use such weapons against Russia, stated...

Former President Donald Trump told rally-goers in the swing state of Nevada Thursday that if elected, he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on election night in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. “I’m going to work on that from the day, hopefully the day that we win, which is Nov. 5th, in the evening,” Trump said. “On the evening of Nov. 5th, I will call Putin. I will call Zelensky,” the Republican nominee for president continued. “I’ll say, ‘We got to stop it.’”