Russia and North Korea are consolidating military ties, using the ongoing war in Ukraine to symbolize their unwavering anti-Western alliance. These moves indicate a coordinated strategy to deepen their global alignment.

North Korea and Russia are moving to consolidate their military ties at a time of deepening global instability, with both sides using the Ukraine war as a symbol of their unwavering alliance. Sunday’s unveiling of a memorial museum in Pyongyang for North Korean soldiers killed in the war is also a move by the two countries to be in lockstep over their anti-West stance, according to observers. The partnership stemmed from their converging needs – Russia’s demand for manpower and materiel, and...