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The John Batchelor Show

North Korea, Russia, and the Axis of Tyranny

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
Russia's Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev (R) is greeted by North Korea's Minister of Public Security Pang Tu-sop after his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport on April 20, 2026. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev is greeted by North Korean Minister of Public Security Pang Tu-sop at Pyongyang International Airport in North Korea on April 20, 2026. (Getty Images)

Mary Kissel joins The John Batchelor Show to discuss how North Korea’s supply of ballistic missiles and combat troops to Russia integrates Pyongyang into a broader “axis of tyranny” with Russia, China, and Iran.