US EditionNorth Korea's Kim to continue support for Russia, state media says
Kim reaffirmed support for Russia and discussed a 2027-2031 military cooperation plan as North Korea honored soldiers killed in Kursk, officials said.
- On Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed support for Russia's sovereignty policies during a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang, where they inaugurated a memorial for fallen soldiers.
- North Korea deployed an estimated 14,000 troops to Russia's Kursk region to assist in the invasion of Ukraine following a 2024 mutual defence treaty that formalized their deepening military partnership.
- Seoul estimates about 2,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed, while Western officials report over 6,000 deaths; Kim hailed the troops' "brilliant war results in liberating Kursk" during the memorial ceremony.
- Belousov and North Korean officials agreed to put military cooperation on a stable, long-term footing, announcing plans to sign a cooperation roadmap covering 2027 to 2031 later this year.
- The five-year cooperation plan "points to preparations for the post-Ukraine war period," according to Lim Eul-chul, professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University, suggesting their alignment will continue as an institutional alliance.
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North Korea's Kim vows to keep backing Russia, state media says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will continue to support Russia's policies and he discussed the international political situation with Russia's defence minister, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The Kim family has maintained near‑total control of North Korea since its founding after World War Two and experts say that fear of being seen as anti‑revolutionary drives strong displays of loyalty to the leader.
Few alliances have gone from sayings to deeds. That is why even today North Korean soldiers are preparing for combat on Russian soil. A support that Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed, according to statements released this Monday by the official news agency KCNA, and that would be the beginning of long-term military cooperation. The troops of Russia and North Korea "have fought shoulder to shoulder in the same trench for peace and sovereignty" and their…
North Korean leader Kim Jong One reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, committing to helping Moscow win the...
Moscow and Pionyang will deepen their alliance by signing at the end of the year a new military cooperation plan for the period 2027-2031.More information: Kim Jong-un and her daughter test the new North Korean tank capable of intercepting drones and missiles: "It is not comparable"
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