Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to visit the White House soon to discuss the peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, hoping the US government to figure out a reasonable deal to end the war. Meanwhile, it came as a surprise that North Korean government continues to send soldiers to the frontlines to help the Russians. The 2nd wave of the support from North Korea bears deeper meaning, regarding the political collaboration between the Russian government and the North Korean government. According to Dr. Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics in the Aberystwyth University, North Korean government is expecting more.

Dr. Jenny Mathers received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in the United States and her MPhil and DPhil from Oxford University. She joined the Department in 1992 while completing her DPhil thesis on Soviet ballistic missile defence policy from Stalin to Gorbachev. Her teaching and research spans two broad areas: Russian politics and security and gender and war.