US EditionRussia’s top security official is in North Korea for talks on Putin’s war in Ukraine
- On June 4, 2025, Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council Secretary, traveled to Pyongyang to hold discussions with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, focusing on their strategic alliance and the conflict in Ukraine.
- This visit follows Russia and North Korea’s signing of a comprehensive military deal in 2024 that includes a mutual defense clause and closer military cooperation amid Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
- North Korea has deployed thousands of troops and weapons to support Russia, with Kremlin confirmation that North Korean forces fight alongside Russians in repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk border area.
- South Korean legislator Lee Seong-kweun referenced intelligence reports indicating that approximately 600 North Korean troops have died and several thousand have been injured while fighting in Ukraine, while Putin remarked that these soldiers fought alongside Russians, defending their homeland as if it were their own.
- The visit signifies deepening Russia-North Korea alignment over the Ukraine war and involves discussions on implementing their strategic agreement and related international issues.
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Russia security chief discusses Ukraine with North Korea
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia’s security chief Sergei Shoigu discussed the Ukraine conflict with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to Pyongyang on Wednesday, both countries said. North Korea has become one of Russia’s main allies during Moscow’s more than three-year-long Ukraine offensive, sending thousands of troops to help the Kremlin oust Ukrainian forces from its Kursk border region. Pyongyang is also arming Russia, according to various r…
North Korea’s Kim vows unconditional support for Russia in meeting with Shoigu
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported. Kim pledged unconditional support for Russia’s position on Ukraine and other international issues, the report said on Thursday. “Kim Jong Un affirmed that the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will, in the future, too, unconditionally support the stand of Russia and its forei…
Why was Shoigu sent to Pyongyang: the official version is to "expand cooperation": EADaily
EADaily, June 4th, 2025. Secretary of the State Security Council of Russia Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-un. The Russian Federation will not remain in debt for military assistance, but will help the DPRK achieve an economic boom. The observer reflects on the reasons for the rather unexpected visit Pravda.
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Choïgou discussed on Wednesday in Pyongyang the conflict in Ukraine with North Korean leader Kim-Jong Un, whose country is helping Russia militaryly. ...
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