Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their narrow stretch of border Monday, creating a new physical link between the two countries as they expand cooperation.<\/p>\n
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North Korea only shares a 17-kilometer (10.5-mile) border with Russia, a tiny part of its porous northern border that stretches more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) and is mostly shared with China. But Pyongyang and Moscow have hailed the bridge\u2019s opening as yet another key moment in their booming ties.<\/p>\n
Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing, with North Korea supplying\u00a0ammunition\u00a0and troops to support Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance.<\/p>\n
The bridge built\u00a0over the Tumen River\u00a0is 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) long and has two lanes, which will allow up to 300 vehicles a day to pass through a newly built border crossing point, the Russian government said in a statement. It was named after the late Soviet military officer Yakov Novichenko, who has been credited with protecting North Korean founder Kim Il Sung \u2014 the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un \u2014 from an assassination attempt in Pyongyang in 1946.<\/p>\n
The bridge links North Korea\u2019s Rason and Russia\u2019s Khasan, border cities of the two countries. The bridge\u2019s inauguration ceremony took place simultaneously in the two cities, with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song attending via video link.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am convinced that the expansion of transport infrastructure near the border will give a powerful boost to the further development of trade, economic, technological, scientific and cultural cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea,\u201d Mishustin said.<\/p>\n
Pak said the bridge\u2019s completion is \u201ca significant event adding a new dynamic movement to the overall bilateral cooperation,\u201d according to North Korea\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency.<\/p>\n
While the bridge could accommodate a possible increase in small-scale freight transport and the movement of people, some experts say it\u2019s still unclear how much that small bridge could expand traffic between the countries.<\/p>\n
About 98% of North Korea\u2019s external trade in 2025 was with China. The South Korean government said last year that there were at least 17 active road and rail links across the North Korea-China border.<\/p>\n
There are also concerns that the new bridge could facilitate the movement of military equipment or trade in violation of U.N. resolutions against North Korea over its nuclear program. Vehicle traffic can be more difficult for satellites and other intelligence assets to monitor than the countries\u2019 aging rail route, where cargo must be transferred between rail cars at the border, according to some experts.<\/p>\n
North Korea and Russia, which are already served by a railway bridge and air service, agreed to construct the bridge in 2024. Construction\u00a0began last year.<\/p>\n
Tass, a state-run Russian news agency, said the existing 67-year-old railway route between the countries was \u201cinsufficient\u201d to meet their growing transportation needs, and that the new road bridge would facilitate \u201cyear-round traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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