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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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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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Russia-DPRK ties in a message to his counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia’s parliamentary election, pledging unwavering support for Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, which he described as a “sacred war.” Kim’s letter dated Monday responded to an earlier telegram in which Putin congratulated him on the DPRK’s […]
North Korea could send a massive new contingent of troops to Russia, after thousands of soldiers previously deployed were killed or injured in the fighting in the Kursk region. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski warned that up to 50,000 North Koreans would be deployed in Russia, revising an earlier estimate of 30,000. Behind the decision of the Phenian are however important economic, military and geopolitical gains.
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