The CCD continues its series of reports on North Korean propaganda. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea\u2019s state-run news agency, plays a key role in spreading the country’s narratives both within North Korea and internationally.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f KCNA serves as the mouthpiece for North Korea’s official positions on global events. It regularly publishes comments from government officials and articles on topics like the russian-Ukrainian war and the relationship between North Korea and russia.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The agency consistently supports russia\u2019s actions, blaming the West for its “hegemonic ambitions” and accusing it of starting the war in Ukraine. KCNA portrays russia\u2019s war as a \u201cjust struggle against Western influence\u201d and russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories as “the will of the people.”<\/p>\n
KCNA is the main source of information for foreign media on North Korea’s policies and events. The agency\u2019s website is available in multiple languages, including Korean, English, russian, and Spanish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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