US EditionNorth Korea's Kim Pledges to 'Unconditionally Support' Putin
Kim Jong Un emphasizes deep military cooperation with Russia amid the Ukraine conflict, noting shared sacrifices and ongoing troop and weapons support, according to North Korean state media.
- On Jan. 9, Yonhap reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged permanent support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies in a reply letter sent the previous day, state media said.
- Military exchanges have included weapons shipments as Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight for Russia amid its nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine.
- Kim, in a letter shared by KCNA, said `I will unconditionally respect and unconditionally support all your policies and decisions and I have a willingness to be always with you for the sake of you and your Russia`.
- The leaders exchanged messages over the new year, with Kim saying Pyongyang and Russia had shared 'blood, life and death' in the Ukraine war, while Russia is sending Pyongyang financial aid, military technology, food and energy supplies.
- Mr Putin hailed the `invincible friendship` between the countries, according to KCNA, as Pyongyang has increased missile testing in recent years to improve precision strikes and test weapons before exports to Russia.
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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has promised to support “unconditionally” all the decisions and policies of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in a letter sent to the president on Thursday and published on Friday by the North Korean state news agency KCNA. The North Korean leader has also highlighted the “proud” that his friendship with Putin produces, to which he referred as his most “valuable” relationship.
Top DPRK leader says to be always with Putin, Russia
PYONGYANG, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said he will unconditionally respect and support all policies and decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday. Kim made the remarks in a reply letter to his Russian counterpart dated Thursday. "I will unconditionally respect and uncon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to "unconditionally support" all the policies and decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported on Friday Pyongyang state press.South Korean and Western intelligence agencies estimate that North Korea has sent miles of soldiers to fight for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, which already lasts almost four years, a change in financial aid, military technology and supplies.In a letter released by …
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