Alexandre Matsegora, Russia's Ambassador to North Korea, died last week at 70, leading Kim Jong-un to visit the Russian embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences.Matsegora, who had served since 2014, was praised by the Russian Foreign Ministry for his role in fostering the "unprecedented current level of relations" between the two nations.This strengthened alliance, solidified by a 2024 mutual defense pact, is suspected by
South Korea to involve
North Korea supplying weapons and troops to
Russia for military technology amidst the conflict in
Ukraine.