Analysts at the Institute of the Study of War, who help us produce these maps, say that as North Korean and Russian soldiers have moved toward that area in Kursk that Ukraine captured, they have turned that into an offensive in the Ukrainian territory of Sumy. The U.S. proposal actually suggests that, while the U.S. would give de facto recognition to Russian occupation in four territories, it would have to give back territory that you're seeing there that Russia has captured in Kharkiv. Geoff, the suggestion that analysts tell me is that, given the timing of that video and these announcements at this sensitive diplomatic point, that that alliance between Russia and North Korea could well become part of leverage that Russia uses in the peace talks.
Author: Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev
Published at: 2025-04-28 22:40:49
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