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New bridge between Russia and North Korea could be used militarily

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russia and North Korea opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River on Monday.
  • The bridge reflects closer relations since the war in Ukraine began, but its potential use for military-equipment shipments has raised concern.

Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge, spanning the Tumen River between the two countries.

The bridge was inaugurated on Monday and is being viewed as a sign of increasingly close relations between Moscow and Pyongyang since the war in Ukraine began.

But the new connection is also prompting concern that it could be used to transport military equipment.

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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.