"Russia-North Korea Alliance Forms as Ukraine War Reaches Day 847"

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a major information operation during his recent visit to North Korea and Vietnam aimed at undermining international support for Ukraine. He implicitly threatened nuclear weapon use if the West enables Ukraine to decisively defeat Russia. South Korea responded to a new Russia-North Korea agreement by reconsidering its ban on sending lethal aid to Ukraine. The U.S. prioritized delivering Patriot air defense interceptors to Ukraine amid increasing Russian guided bomb threats. Russian forces used a new bomb in Kharkiv Oblast, and Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes on Russian oil facilities. The Russian military's reliance on infantry-heavy tactics has degraded operational efficacy, and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov made a high-profile visit to Vladivostok.