Kim Pledges Unconditional, Permanent Support for Putin
Kim Jong-un affirmed unwavering support for Putin’s policies amid expanding military aid, including thousands of North Korean troops deployed to Ukraine, officials said.
- On Jan 9, KCNA published that Kim Jong Un told Putin, `I will unconditionally support all your policies and decisions`, emphasizing unwavering backing.
- The two leaders exchanged messages over the new year, with Kim replying to a congratulatory letter from Putin as Pyongyang reinforced ties by sending troops and arms to support Moscow.
- State outlets KCNA and Rodong Sinmun, newspaper of the Workers' Party, reported Kim Jong Un described his ties with Vladimir Putin as the most precious and said close cooperation will continue in various spheres.
- Rodong Sinmun reported that Kim pledged permanent support as Pyongyang and Moscow reinforced military cooperation, while analysts said Russia likely supplies North Korea financial aid, military technology and basic supplies.
- The pledge arrives as the Ukraine war grinds on, and analysts say North Korea has increased missile testing in recent years to improve precision and test weapons before exporting them to Russia.
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Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin exchange letters. The latest letter between the dictators has been published by North Korea's KCNA. "I will unconditionally respect and unconditionally support all your political lines and decisions," Kim Jong-Un writes, among other things.
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.
Putin sends ‘congratulatory’ letter to Kim Jong Un, presumably for his birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replied to a “congratulatory” letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, according to state media, with the timing suggesting Putin wished Kim a happy birthday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday published the text of Kim’s reply dated Jan. 8, the day the North Korean leader […]
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
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