Russia and North Korea connect road bridge ahead of summer opening, Moscow says
Ties between both countries have surged amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow and Pyongyang deepening economic, political, cultural and military links. Russia and North Korea held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the joining of the first road bridge connecting the two countries which is set to open for traffic this summer, Moscow said. Ties between the two heavily sanctioned countries have surged amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow and Pyongyang deepening economic, political, cultural and military links. South Korea warned last week that Chinese and Russian support was helping revive the North Korean economy, which has struggled for years under sweeping international sanctions, almost complete international isolation and huge military investment. Moscow's foreign ministry said the opening of the bridge would "become a truly landmark stage in Russian–Korean relations. Its significance goes far beyond a purely engineering task....