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- A few months in, the North Korea-Russia alliance appears to be working out for both sides.
- According to a report, Russia is getting millions of artillery shells it needs to fight Ukraine.
- But the alliance carries risks for both leaders.
Earlier in the week, South Korea's intelligence services offered a glimpse of the upgraded alliance between Russia and North Korea in action.
North Korea has been sending vast shipments of artillery ammunition to Russia, a lifeline in the invasion of Ukraine that has isolated it from much of the world.