{"id":2457352,"date":"2025-07-09T09:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-to-visit-north-korea\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:27:16","slug":"russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-to-visit-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-to-visit-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-to-visit-north-korea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit North Korea for a second round of strategic dialog between the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sergey-lavrov-says-russia-north-korea-relationship-has-reached-a-strategic-level\/\" title=\"...: ...-... ties now strategic.\">countries&#8217; foreign ministers<\/a>. This visit highlights the increasingly open and strengthened relationship between Russia and North Korea, which has intensified amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. Recent interactions include Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu&#8217;s visit to Pyongyang and North Korea&#8217;s deployment of troops, including sappers and military engineers, to support Russian forces in Ukraine, particularly in the Kursk region. North Korean soldiers have been noted for their bravery and tactical effectiveness on the battlefield,earning praise from Russian officials,including President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, hopes for a peace resolution in Ukraine diminish as former U.S. President Donald Trump criticizes Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledges continued support for Ukraine&#8217;s defense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea as Trump turns on Putin<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2150975\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North Korea\">North Korea<\/a> over the weekend as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia's\">Russia&rsquo;s<\/a> relationship with the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3465608\/trump-putin-patience-wears-out-ukraine-aid-resumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Lavrov would be traveling to the country for a &ldquo;second round of strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers.&rdquo; The meeting is the latest in a series of high-profile visits of Russian officials to North Korea, something considered unthinkable before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia-Ukraine War\">Russia-Ukraine War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3465741\/canada-us-relationship-top-threat-canadians\/\">Most Canadians view US under Trump as a &#8216;top threat&#8217;: Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3465643\/new-evidence-hamas-sexual-violence-october-7-israeli-report\/\">New evidence of Hamas Oct. 7 sexual violence emerges in Israeli report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3465243\/trump-removes-terrorist-designation-syrian-leaders-group-lifting-sanctions\/\">Trump administration removes terrorist designation from Syrian leader&#8217;s group after lifting sanctions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry press service on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui attend an unveiling ceremony of the plaque to mark Kim Il Sung&rsquo;s 1949 visit to USSR, at Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pyongyang&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state media outlet<\/a>, the Korean Central News Agency, said Lavrov&rsquo;s visit came &ldquo;at the invitation of the DPRK Foreign Ministry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes one month after Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un during a trip to North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea and Russia have been much more open about their relationship in recent months after an extended period of secrecy. Moscow and Pyongyang sought to hide the participation of North Korean soldiers in the battle to eject Ukrainian forces from Kursk, only revealing their presence after the operation had been completed.<\/p>\n<p>Kim honored the sacrifice of the North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk last month, showing a video of himself greeting the flag-draped coffins of soldiers at a gala attended alongside Russian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The gala was meant to celebrate the &ldquo;militant ties of friendship and the genuine internationalist obligation between the peoples and armies of the two countries that were forged at the cost of blood,&rdquo; state media KCNA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/07\/01\/north-korea-soldiers-killed-russia-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit last month, Shoigu said North Korea would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-announces-more-personnel-being-sent-to-southern-border-rips-biden-for-subsidizing-border-invasion\/\" title=\"DeSantis sends more personnel to border, criticizes Biden for supporting invasion\">sending additional personnel<\/a> to Kursk, mainly military engineers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chairman of the State Affairs of [North Korea] Kim Jong Un has decided to send 1,000 sappers to Russia to clear mines on Russian territory, as well as 5,000 military construction workers to restore infrastructure destroyed by the occupiers,&rdquo; Shoigu told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian, Western, and South&nbsp;Korean&nbsp;intelligence all alleged the deployment of a&nbsp;North Korean&nbsp;expedition force in Kursk to supplement Russia&rsquo;s troops beginning in November. While mostly allegedly disguised as members of Russia&rsquo;s minority Asian populations, their different tactics, language, and general approach suggested they were&nbsp;North Korean.<\/p>\n<p>The troops quickly gained the respect of the Ukrainians for their near suicidal bravery, often preferring to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/28\/europe\/north-korean-soldiers-fighting-for-russia-intl-cmd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leave behind protective equipment to move quicker on the battlefield<\/a>, according to Ukrainian troops speaking with CNN. They were expert marksmen, shooting down drones from hundreds of feet away, and would blow themselves up rather than risk capture. Their ruthless assaults helped grind down Ukrainian lines.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea&rsquo;s contributions have earned it plaudits from Russian officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian intelligence believes Pyongyang is in the process of sending up to 30,000 more troops to supplement Russian forces as it continues to seize the momentum in Ukraine, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/02\/europe\/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-intl-cmd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3459313\/kim-jong-un-honors-soldiers-killed-fighting-for-russia-rare-public-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"KIM JONG UN HONORS SOLDIERS KILLED FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN RARE PUBLIC DISPLAY\">KIM JONG UN HONORS SOLDIERS KILLED FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN RARE PUBLIC DISPLAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The development comes as hopes for a quick, peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine wane. President Donald Trump has grown pessimistic about the chance of peace talks, offering on Tuesday some of his most pointed criticisms of Putin since taking office. He said shipments of defensive weapons to Ukraine would continue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We get a lot of bulls*** thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3465608\/trump-putin-patience-wears-out-ukraine-aid-resumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2150975\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2150975\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian FM Lavrov to visit North Korea amid US tensions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2457353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lavrov-North-Korea.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,32109,58717,58718],"class_list":["post-2457352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-north-korea","tag-russian-foreign-minister","tag-sergey-lavrov"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lavrov-North-Korea.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457352"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457356,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457352\/revisions\/2457356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}