Xi Jinping accelerates synchronization of the DPRK and Belarus: strengthening hybrid tactics against the U.S. European allies

On July 24, 2024, the newly appointed Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhenkov visited Pyongyang to establish “strategic ties” with the DPRK.

Following the talks with the North Korean government, Minsk announced deepening cooperation between the two countries in healthcare, education, culture, and trade.

Beyond the Lukashenka regime’s formally expressed interest in “selling Belarusian agricultural products and buying traditional North Korean cosmetics,” the subject of their real agreements was military-industrial cooperation.