North Korean leader Kim calls ties with Russia top priority in Victory Day message to Putin
Kim said North Korea will keep prioritizing its partnership with Russia and fulfill treaty obligations, including mutual defense, KCNA reported.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Victory Day, reaffirming Pyongyang's commitment to prioritizing and deepening bilateral ties with Moscow.
- Pyongyang and Moscow signed a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" in 2024, effectively reviving the two countries' Cold War-era military alliance, which includes a mutual defense provision.
- North Korea deployed around 15,000 combat troops to support Russia in Ukraine, with South Korean and Western officials reporting more than 6,000 soldiers killed and 14,000 currently fighting in Kursk.
- Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, running from May 9 to May 11.
- Kim reiterated North Korea's position to "give top priority" to the partnership and pledged to "faithfully fulfill" obligations under the inter-state treaty, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News AgencyN. Korea's Kim reaffirms commitment to deepening ties with Russia in Victory Day message
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia's Victory Day celebration, reaffirming...
North Korean leader Kim calls ties with Russia top priority in Victory Day message to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday reaffirmed his country's commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message to President Vladimir Putin congratulating Russia on the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.
Potrivit agenției oficiale nord-coreene KCNA, Kim Jong Un a transmis că relația dintre Coreea de Nord și Russia reprezintă o prioritate strategyă pentru regimul de la Phenian și a promis respecterea integrală a obligațiilor prevăzute în tratutul bilateral semnat anul trecut. „Coreea de Nord va acorda prioritate maximă parteriatului său cu Russia”, a transmis leader nord-coreean, reaffirmând sprijinul political și militar pentru Moscow în context…
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