00:01North Korea called the first road bridge across its narrow border with Russia a concrete sign
00:07of tightening bonds, state media reported on Tuesday. The ceremony on Monday marking the
00:13new bridges opening came as Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties
00:19since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The bridge and an under-construction
00:26span to China are part of a shift that offers western-sanctioned Pyongyang economic and
00:33strategic options, it has long thought, experts said.
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