This handout image released by the Russian Transport Ministry shows a ceremony marking the connection of the two sides of the new Russia-North Korea road bridge

This handout image released by the Russian Transport Ministry shows a ceremony marking the connection of the two sides of the new Russia-North Korea road bridge

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Russia and North Korea held a ceremony Tuesday to mark the joining of the first road bridge connecting the countries, set to open for traffic this summer, Moscow said.

Ties between the two heavily sanctioned countries have surged amid Russia's war on Ukraine, with Moscow and Pyongyang deepening economic, political, cultural and military links.

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