North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saluted soldiers fighting and dying in a “far-away alien land” during a speech on Tuesday, according to state media, referencing his deployment of troops to fight against Ukraine during low-key celebrations for the 77th founding anniversary of the DPRK.
Kim emphasized the country’s socialist system as “the one and only right road” forward as top officials “made a pledge of loyalty” to his unchallengeable dictatorial rule, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.