North Korea introduces compulsory Russian classes from Year 4 as ties with Putin strengthen, with around 600 people studying the language and 14,000 North Korean troops supporting Russia's Ukraine war ...

The E-Mort School Complex has partnered the Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University of Russia to offer Russian language courses and promote cultural ties between the two countries ...

In a further strengthening of ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, North Korean students will be forced to study Russian at school - with a North Korean Russian language centre on the cards ...