North Korea and Russia have begun building the first road bridge linking them across their river border, both governments said on Thursday as they expand bilateral ties following the deployment of North Korean troops and weapons to help Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The two countries held a simultaneous groundbreaking ceremony for the two-lane bridge on their respective sides of the border on Wednesday, according to their state media. They currently have a cross-border railway link.
“This is a big milestone for Russian-Korean relations,” Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin of Russia said when he talked with his North Korean counterpart, Pak Thae-song, through a video link on Wednesday, according to the Russian news agency Tass.