N. Korea's Kim Pledges 'Invariable Support' in Putin Birthday Letter
Kim said North Korea would steadily expand its strategic partnership with Russia and offered his invariable support for Putin and Moscow.
- On Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged to deepen the strategic partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a birthday letter, writing, "I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries."
- The two nations have deepened mutual ties since signing a mutual defense pact in June 2024, which laid the groundwork for North Korea's military support for Russia's war in Ukraine. Kim termed this alliance the "steadfast policy" of his government.
- Pyongyang has sent an estimated 14,000 to 15,000 troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine since 2024. Kim expressed conviction that Russia's "sacred war of justice" to defend its "sovereignty, security interests and territorial integrity" would end in victory.
- Separately on Wednesday, North Korean state media KCNA criticized the United States over arms sales and military support for Taiwan. A commentary citing analyst Kim Myong Chol accused Washington of fueling tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
- This criticism follows the arrival of two new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets in Taiwan last week, part of a 66-jet order from 2019, as Taiwan faces rising military threat from Beijing.
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N. Korea's Kim pledges 'invariable support' in Putin birthday letter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his "invariable support" for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow's war in Ukraine as "sacred", state media reported Wednesday.
N. Korea's Kim vows to deepen 'strategic' ties with Russia in letter to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday pledged to deepen his country's strategic partnership with Russia in a birthday letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang's state media reported. "I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries," Kim wrote, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). "It is the steadfast policy of the DPRK gover…
North Korea's head Kim Jong-un addressed warm congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday, noting the country's outstanding leadership. "Take my most heartfelt and warm congratulations and wishes on the occasion of your landmark birthday. Over the past 20 years, Russia, under your outstanding and able leadership, has strengthened the status of a great Power, created a new history of landmark development, demonstrated its …
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