North Korea and Russia are ramping up trade in oil, coal and weapons as Ukraine war sanctions send Moscow to pariah state

• A new CSIS report analyzed satellite imagery that suggests significantly increased trade between Russia and North Korea.
• Wartime sanctions have pushed Moscow to turn to railroad trade with Pyongyang, the researchers wrote.
• The sanctions chokehold on Russia increases the chances that railroad deliveries are being used to ease demands for munitions.

A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies highlighted an uptick in railroad trade between Russia and North Korea over recent months.