Russia opens first road bridge with North Korea - dw.com
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River, signaling a deepening strategic partnership. The project, named after a Soviet officer, aims to boost trade, tourism, and transport links between the two nations.
Why it matters
The bridge represents a physical manifestation of the strengthening military and economic alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River as political, economic and military ties between the two countries deepen.
https://p.dw.com/p/5M4bT The new Russia-North Korea road bridge is named after Soviet Red Army officer Yakov Novichenko, who is credited with saving North Korean founder Kim Il Sung's life Image: Yuri Smityuk/TASS/picture alliance Advertisement Russia and North Korea on Monday cut the ribbon on the first road bridge linking the two countries as Moscow and Pyongyang deepen their strategic partnership.
The crossing spans the Tumen River and marks another expansion of transport links between the two countries.
The road crossing is near the existing Friendship Bridge, a railway bridge commissioned in 1959 following the Korean War.
Russia and North Korea already have direct rail and air connections, but until now there had been no road bridge between them.
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