) are the bilateral relations between Russia and North Korea. The
Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, the predecessor state to the
Russian Federation
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) was the first to recognize
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) on October 12, 1948, shortly after the proclamation, as the sole legitimate authority in all of
Korea (
China was the first country to recognize the
Republic of Korea in a divided nation). During the
Korean War, the
Korean People's Army was
supported by the
Soviet Armed Forces. North Korea was founded as part of the
Communist bloc
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, and received major Soviet military and political support. The comprehensive
personality cult around North Korea's
ruling family
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was heavily influenced by
Stalinism.
China and the Soviet Union competed for influence in North Korea during the
Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s, as North Korea tried to maintain good relations with both countries.
In 2022, North Korea became the third country (the second being
Syria) to recognise the independence of the breakaway states of
Donetsk and
Luhansk People's Republics in
Eastern Ukraine
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. In response to the recognition,
Ukraine terminated diplomatic ties with North Korea.
In August 2022, North Korea volunteered 100,000 of their own troops to help
Donbass
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.
In September 2022, Russia reportedly purchased millions of shells and rockets from North Korea to aid in its invasion of Ukraine.
Relations between the two countries continued after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union. The relationship regained importance after
Vladimir Putin was elected
President of Russia in 2000.
Kim Jong-un also accepted an invitation to visit Russia in mid-2015. The two states
share a border along the lower
Tumen River (Туманная ; 두만강), which is long and was formed in 1860 when the
Tsar
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Alexander II acquired territory ceded from
Qing dynasty China in the
Convention of Peking
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.
Favorable perceptions of North Korea in Russia have gradually declined in recent years, with only 34% of Russians viewing North Korea as a friendly nation and 60% of Russians believing that
North Korea's nuclear arms pose a threat to other countries; only 8% of Russians favor supporting North Korea in a potential conflict. According to a 2014
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World Service Poll, 19% of Russians view North Korea's influence positively, with 37% expressing a negative view.
History
Soviet Union (USSR) & Cold war
The
Soviet Union had provided much support to North Korea during the
Cold War.
Soviet troops invaded the Japanese colony of Korea in 1945; by agreement with the U.S., the 38th parallel was the dividing line with Moscow in charge to the north and Washington to the South.
North Korea came under the control of the
Soviet Civil Administration
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and
People's Committee of North Korea from 1945 to 1948.
The Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps took part in the
Korean War where they provided North Korea and China with badly needed pilots.
Moscow under
Mikhail Gorbachev began to reduce aid to the North after 1985 in favor of reconciliation with
South Korea. Military equipment continued to be provided until a last batch of
MiG-29s was delivered in 1989.
Kim Il-sung visited the USSR five times, with the last time being in 1986 during the early Gorbachev era. He also met with Soviet officials abroad, including with Soviet leader
Leonid Brezhnev during the
funeral of
Yugoslav President
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Josip Broz Tito in May 1980.
Russian Federation (RF)
1990s
After the
dissolution of the USSR, the new
Russian government under
Boris Yeltsin
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refused to provide support for North Korea, favoring South Korea instead.
The first meeting of the Inter-governmental Commission for Trade, Economic, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation between Russia and DPRK was held in the spring of 1996 led by Deputy Premier Vitali Ignatenko.