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Multiple reports suggest that Kim Jong Un is due to travel to Russia amidst Putin’s attempts to foster closer relations with North Korea. So in this video, we take a look at this flourishing relationship, and why this move is such a risk for Russia.

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1 – https://web.archive.org/web/20161228074114/http://www.ncnk.org/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf
2 – https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/the-myth-of-a-north-korea-malaysia-special-relationship/
3 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_against_North_Korea
4 – https://www.dw.com/en/which-countries-have-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/a-41597549
5 – https://www.ft.com/content/59ee0cb9-ae11-4e42-8629-15cf70b3ad34
6 – https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/26/asia/us-north-korea-united-nations-intl-hnk/index.html
7 – https://www.ft.com/content/0257f550-ada2-4771-a554-b0c5a2e75528
8 – https://www.ft.com/content/398f60aa-7ef8-413b-b666-18d509c065bb
9 – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/16/uk-starvation-north-korea-sanctions-un-bans
10 – https://www.routledge.com/Target-Markets-North-Koreas-Military-Customers/Berger/p/book/9781138654938
11 – https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Context
01:49 North Korea’s Isolation
04:08 North Korea’s Diplomatic Resurgence
05:46 Why This is a Risk for Russia
07:17 Daily Discussion

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  1. @user-cl9ov9kd7u

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    КНДР подставляет в Россию оружия, больше чем Сша, Нато и их союзники в месте взятые в Украину.😂😂😂И теперь у этих так называемых богатых стран, не осталось, ни оружия ни боеприпасов для Украины. А КНДР если понадобится, будет поставлять России и боеприпасов и оружия и год и два. Получается что КНДР богаче всех. То есть КНДР ПОИМЕЛА И США И НАТО И ВСЕХ ИХ СОЮЗНИКОВ.😂😂😂😂😂😂

  2. @komuhsengo9796

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    No risk at all, afraid?😂

  3. @TheHikarianz

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    The NAZI is real. This moron newscaster guy didn't know what happened recently at Canadian Parliament.

  4. @anthonyramirez2519

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Newly subscribed. Well done.

  5. @gbadspcps2

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    US/Japan/South Korea do drills to become more effective.
    Russia/China/North Korea do drills to try and look tough.

  6. @carracampbell7789

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Is Tom dove doing the news now

  7. @carracampbell7789

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Russia is now sending monkeys to the frontline WITHOUT training.

  8. @danielwong2333

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Great news for the world when these countries get closer, Russia, N Korea, Iran, Saudi, Etiopia, Pakistan, south Africa and China, etc.

  9. @drkinferno72

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Cheap labor

  10. @Natrazim

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    North Korea is not an outcast. North Korea is an example of resilience, courage and fearlessness. This is one of the few countries that can be respected for its steadfast position.

  11. @Natrazim

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    The risk for Russia is the NATO infection spreading like a cancer in eastern Europe.

  12. @Chris44sun

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Im not sure what the litmus test for being a tyrant is, but allying with North Korea has got to be up there.

  13. @WupieWupwup-kx8ky

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    What is a risk is a country non European making an alliance with Europe

  14. @callhone1951

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Putin using north Korea to do his dirty work. When the time comes. But Kim thinks he's now in with big boys. FOOL !!!!!

  15. @roberttbrockway

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    How bad are things when you need to source weapons from North Korea.

  16. @strangetrip837

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    If these fascists rip each other apart then their oppressed and starving citizens can hope once again. Russia, NK, China…..you deserve each other!

  17. @wacsonlawand7567

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Cause ruskies are losing😂😂😂

  18. @user-du9lu4xc6t

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    🍿🤛😉💥Both Prussian Reunions and nOrth co Real sanctioned tyrants needs one another to keep Darkness unashamed residual headaches accommodation normalized failures intact, which means that you have noticed?!
    😊💥Ye😳💥DA

    🍿🥱💥Yep😖💥🤣

  19. @Numatruehome

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Where are the putin simps now?

  20. @amerphillips

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Russia needs n korea because china wants russian territory shown by the map.

  21. @eduardomolino2828

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    mr north korea .. if you want war… make a target hit !!! … .sayang practice mo sa flying missles test …. sana ibinili mo na lang ng pagkain ng north korean common-tao…. starvation-famine ang north korea… kawawa mga tao…

  22. @chabangmalapane3985

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    From South Africa 400000 Ukraine soldiers dead and Russians are losing the war 😂😂😂

  23. @user-oi8si6wl8o

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Has north Korea military ever even seen any kind of real combat

  24. @mikepaleocrassas3250

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    It hurts I know but you aint seen nothing yet you Pentagon browsed pawn…

  25. @charlesmcjunkins3082

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Why don't Russia just nuke them and get it over with

  26. @Sk-po9dx

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    F off. Why would it be a risk.

    Russia and China are the two countries that support Nk during the Korean war.

    Now tell me one reason without any assumption? I'll wait

  27. @kennethjarvis4216

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    They don't have a choice as the ones we will not mention are the ones that will be helping Russia.

  28. @scipioafricanus2

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    It isn't a risk at all except to south korea which is now isolated with only a semi-ally in japan nearby.

  29. @TheBongReyes

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    I wonder if North Korea actively and openly provides military support to Russia. Will South Korea actively and openly provide their own military equipment support to Ukraine. I’m sure the Ukrainians would love dozens of K9 Thunder SPHs, K21 Redback IFVs, K239 Chunmo MLRS (Similar to US M270 MLRS), K136 Kooryong MLRS (Similar to BM-21 Grad system), KF-50 multi role combat aircraft, AT-1K (Similiar in design to US Javelin. Also, seen combat with Azerbaijani forces) and lastly K2 Black Panther MBT.

  30. @bombheadgames9565

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Very dangerous.. Putin is scared still of Russians gaining ideals again.. He has Animal Farm taught in schools .. Kim is exactly the communism Putin fears, but now Kim and Poo are having a big bromance .. Maybe Russian citizens will want to stand for something more meaningful than Putin's oligarchy.

  31. @Ray-fx2np

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Russia is scraping the bottom of the barrel…pathetic.

  32. @ryansteve2893

    February 17, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    These TLDR videos are extremely elementary. It’s almost like the EU is funding this channel.
    They could make the video simpler.
    – The West & US = Good Guys who do nothing wrong. Just maintaining freedom & democracy
    – The East & Russia = Evil bad guys who just want to watch the world burns.
    It is a Black & white situation with 0 nuance.

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Why Russia’s Hybrid War Doesn’t Feel so Hybrid

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Over the past few weeks, there have been many reports of Russian hybrid incidents across Europe. With reported drone incursions and explosives at a German airport, we’re looking into the escalating Russian hybrid war and why it no longer feels so hybrid.

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POLITICO: Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war isn’t so hybrid
https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-hybrid-war-on-europe-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-less-hybrid/

Germany says Russia responsible for drone incident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylm3m67n2o
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2026/09/01/germany-blames-russia-for-airport-drone-incident-hits-back-with-sanctions_6757058_146.html?srsltid=AfmBOorxo7cxCO7l0TFHlXxatD1xyz1S0UqgldCRST2dfYnQWOCJYFzH

EU-NATO talks on German drone incident
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/02/von-der-leyen-russian-drone-incidents-in-europe-are-the-new-normal
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/von-der-leyen-pledges-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks-ahead-of-rutte-meeting

Russian hybrid warfare (Aug/Sep 2026)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/poland-opens-terror-probe-into-fire-at-drone-factory
https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-jet-blasts-drone-near-offshore-gas-production-platform/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/nato-jets-scrambled-as-drone-enters-romanian-airspace

Analysis
https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2026/07/why-russia-could-escalate-hybrid-warfare-against-europe
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/where-and-how-putin-could-expand-his-war-in-europe-beyond-ukraine/

Russian drone incidents (September 2025)
https://youtu.be/bnt3CNXMPo0?si=RwEWSEx_4Vt69gSb

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01:28 – Context
04:34 – Why It Doesn’t Feel So Hybrid
07:38 – Too Long

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After years of stagnation, German’s economy might finally look to be on the up. In this video, we’re taking a look at the latest data and ask whether Germany has finally turned the corner.

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German GDP data 2019-2025
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/23/germanys-much-ballyhooed-autumn-of-reforms-is-a-damp-squib

Germany polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-alternative-for-germany-would-govern

Revised destatis data
https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economy/National-Accounts-Domestic-Product/_node.html
https://substack.com/home/post/p-211829645

IMF estimates for GDP growth in 2026
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/EU/EURO/EUQ/IDN

Ifo institute data
https://www.ifo.de/en/facts/2026-06-18/ifo-economic-forecast-summer-2026-energy-price-increase-acting-brake-fiscal-policy
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results

Germany trade data
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/trade-balance-deficit
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports-to-china
https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/DEU/Year/LTST/Summarytext
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports

Indices
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/german-manufacturing-growth-accelerates-august-orders-surge-pmi-shows
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-pmi
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results

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Yesterday, Iceland held a referendum on restarting negotiations to rejoin the European Union, 13 years after negotiations were frozen. With the results now in, we’re taking a look at what happened and what it means for the future.

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https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377

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03:06 – The Two Sides
05:35 – The Final Result
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Earlier this week, a trade war broke about between the US and Canada. But the EU, a more Canada-aligned ally, appears to have a pretty muted response so far. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at the escalating US-Canada trade war, how it’s pushing Canada towards the EU and how the EU is responding.

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US–Canada trade war
https://www.ft.com/content/7ced71c2-03b8-4569-a68d-14624a7e83f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/e3b5c236-bd5f-45c2-8ddf-5279a7375d3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/25/us/trump-news-tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/us-canadian-trade-war-political-will-01048491
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/wednesday-briefing-how-canada-has-turned-a-trade-dispute-into-a-defence-of-its-sovereignty
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/2026/08/22/prime-minister-carney-delivers-remarks-canada-us-trade-negotiations
https://youtu.be/NhEN07dahhw?si=8f4ggIhGGdy3uAy0

Europe’s response
https://www.politico.eu/article/trade-war-mark-carney-middle-powers-alliance/
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-mark-carney-to-attend-eus-state-of-the-union-ursula-von-der-leyen/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/canada-walked-away-from-trump-could-the-eu-ever-do-the-same
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/25/trumps-tariffs-steer-canada-towards-the-eu-which-welcomes-the-move/

Canada–EU relations
https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/reports/chief-economist/annual/2025
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/
https://youtu.be/GxWtq2ZLfgs?si=_zmZ-0_vtF7EhZrk

Canadian polling on joining the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54662-should-canada-be-allowed-to-join-the-european-union
https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Canadians__Opinions_on_Politics_poll_results_syetMgu.pdf#page=3
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-support-becoming-member-european-union-nanos-poll/

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Accession Update: Which Country Will Join the EU Next?

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Sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4_7arwUMEw
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enlargement_en 
https://readinessindex.eu/ 
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/kosovo_en 
https://readinessindex.eu/#/country/kosovo 
https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/08/17/erdogan-says-eu-membership-is-not-a-priority-for-turkey/ 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/joint-statement-on-the-georgian-governme/product-details/20241129DPU39689 
https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/european-commission-says-georgia-a-candidate-country-in-name-only/ 
https://www.euinsider.eu/news/epic-enlargement-bosnia-collapse-2026 
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-european-parliament-bill-north-macedonia-eu-accession-green-austria-waitz-lobby-vote-smear-campaign/ 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/08/eight-member-states-oppose-the-opening-of-serbias-next-eu-accession-cluster 
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/13/might-moldova-merge-with-romania 
https://english.nv.ua/nation/hungary-again-blocks-two-clusters-in-ukraine-s-eu-accession-talks-50628208.html
https://www.clingendael.org/publication/albanias-eu-accession-sprint-balancing-momentum-reform-and-eu-scrutiny 
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief/2026/08/22/03a85e89-8de5-405b-a27c-5c6763fd0ad8 
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/montenegro_en 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/armenia-announces-historic-intention-to-apply-for-eu-membership

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