US EditionNorth Korea's Kim makes rare visit to Russian embassy as ties deepen
- On May 9, 2025, Kim Jong Un visited the Russian embassy in Pyongyang alongside his daughter to commemorate Russia's Victory Day.
- This visit followed North Korea's deployment of about 15,000 troops and large amounts of artillery and missiles to aid Russia in repelling a Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region.
- In Moscow, Russian leader Vladimir Putin met with North Korean military officials, including the sanctioned three-star general Kim Yong-bok, underscoring the strengthening military ties between the two economically isolated nations.
- Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the “invincible alliance” with Russia and declared North Korea would use armed forces if the United States or its allies attacked Russia, calling the involvement a sovereign right and sacred mission.
- The alliance signifies strengthened military ties with ongoing North Korean troop participation on Russia's front lines, while both nations deny any weapons trade despite intelligence suggesting technical aid exchanges.
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Kim Jong A Russian description as “spiritual model” and says that sending soldiers to Ukraine is “a sacred mission”
North Korean leader Kim Jong One called it "hero" to the soldiers who fought alongside the Russian army in the Kursk region and said that Russia is a "spiritual model" for North Korea, according to state pressure.
Kim Jong-un Vows To Defend Russia Against Western Backed Attacks
Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed North Korea’s alliance with Russia and has promised to defend the country from any Western-backed attack. The North Korean leader made the comments while paying a visit to the Russian Embassy [...] The post Kim Jong-un Vows To Defend Russia Against Western Backed Attacks appeared first on The People's Voice.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea's involvement in Russia's war 'part of sacred mission'
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called the soldiers who fought alongside the Russian military in Russia's Kursk Oblast "heroes" and "representatives of the nation's honor," North Korean state media reported on May 10."Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," Kim said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."Kim also declared that if the "…
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