North Korea’s Kim Vows to Expand Ties with Russia, Backs Victory in ‘Sacred War’
Kim said Pyongyang will broaden cooperation with Moscow as North Korea and Russia deepen military and economic ties under a mutual defense pact.
- On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to "expand and deepen" joint work with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reaffirming "invariable support" for Moscow's "sacred war" in Ukraine.
- This commitment builds on the 2024 comprehensive strategic partnership treaty, which requires military assistance "without delay" if either nation is attacked, facilitating Pyongyang's ongoing transfers of troops and conventional weapons to Russian forces.
- Intelligence estimates suggest North Korea has netted nearly $10bn from arms sales and troop deployment, representing roughly one-third of its annual GDP; reports indicate thousands of soldiers have been killed or wounded since late 2024.
- Amid reports of potential additional troop dispatches, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that up to 50,000 North Koreans could be deployed to Russia, urging allies to provide increased air-defense support for Ukrainian cities.
- Pyongyang's current military involvement mirrors past interventions like the 1973 Yom Kippur War, leveraging military aid for political survival; analysts view this deepening alliance as a significant geopolitical shift likely to intensify.
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North Korean President Kim Jong Un said that he will "expand and deepen" joint work with Russia, according to a message addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was reported today by the North Korean agency KCNA.
In 2024, the two countries signed a defense agreement. Thousands of Korean soldiers participated in the war against Ukraine and Kim Jong Un promised support to Russia and wants to strengthen the agreement.
The Phenian promises "his unswerving support for his Russian ally in "his holy war against Ukraine," North Korean leader Kim Jong One said in a letter to President Vladimir Putin, reported on Tuesday the official press in Phenian, quoted by AFP and Agerpres. "Ferm convinced of the victory of the Russian Federation in the current holy war to defend the security interests of ...
Moscow and Pyongyang concluded a defense agreement in 2024 and thousands of North Korean soldiers participated in fighting against Ukrainian forces in the Russian Kursk region. Israel attacks Gaza.
In a message to the Russian President, the North Korean leader emphasized the continuation of bilateral cooperation.
Pyongyang is confident of Russia's victory in the conflict in Ukraine and will continue to support Moscow and the "brotherly Russian people", as mentioned in a telegram sent by Kim Jong-yung Eun Vladimir Putin, the leader of the DPRK responded to the congratulations of the Russian President on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Republic,
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