North Korea's war in Europe
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
North Korean troops are in combat, likely for the first time since the Korean war in the 1950s. Not in Korea, but in Europe. Because last summer Ukraine launched a surprise offensive in Kursk, Russia. Since then, Russia have retaken most of the land taken. To do so, Russia looked towards North Korea.
This is the story of Kursk...and how North Korea came to play a potentially key role in the war.
Reporter: Claudia Williams
Producer: Matt Russell
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett and Ceri Thomas
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