Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister in latest high-level diplomacy
Putin thanked Pyongyang for military support and said the two sides reached consensus on implementing their strategic partnership treaty.
- On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Kremlin, expressing "gratitude to the North Korean leadership and people" for military support in Ukraine.
- Putin specifically thanked Pyongyang for sending soldiers of the Korean People's Army to "take part in the liberation of the Kursk Region," reflecting deepening military cooperation between the two nations.
- North Korea has deployed about 15,000 troops to assist Russian forces, with South Korea's National Intelligence Service estimating roughly 2,000 of those soldiers have been killed alongside thousands of munitions containers.
- South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesperson Yoon Min-ho said Monday they are "closely monitoring" the situation, declining to assess whether Choe is coordinating a potential future summit between Kim Jong Un and Putin.
- The visit follows recent diplomacy between North Korea and China, including meetings with Wang Huning and President Xi Jinping last month, as Kim embraces a "new Cold War" alignment seeking technology transfers.
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