{"id":121310,"date":"2026-08-16T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/121310\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:06:07","slug":"nkorea-proud-of-strong-ties-with-russia-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/121310\/","title":{"rendered":"NKorea \u2018proud\u2019 of strong ties with Russia \u2013 Kim"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL \u2014 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was \u201cproud\u201d of their countries\u2019 strong ties, state media reported Sunday, after providing military support for Moscow\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, North Korea has become a key ally of the Kremlin, sending troops to support Moscow\u2019s war effort in return for economic benefits and military technology, analysts said.<\/p>\n

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\n In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV \/ POOL \/ AFP)\n <\/p>\n

\u201cI am always proud to be able to expect more excellent future of the bilateral relations by leading, together with you, the DPRK-Russia ties that has carried forward the history of common struggle,\u201d Kim said in his letter to Putin, according to an English-language dispatch by the official Korean Central News Agency.<\/p>\n

DPRK is the acronym for the North\u2019s official name, the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n

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Kim added that he had a \u201cfirm belief\u201d that Russia would thrive and defend its \u201cterritorial integrity\u201d under Putin\u2019s \u201cwise leadership.\u201d In a letter to Kim delivered on Friday to mark Korea\u2019s liberation from Japanese colonial rule at the end of World War II, Putin said relations between the two countries had reached the \u201cunprecedentedly high level of comprehensive strategic partnership.\u201d \u201cOur states are actively cooperating in all the sectors while making concerted efforts to ensure the regional security and stability,\u201d the Russian leader said.<\/p>\n

The exchange of letters follows Ukraine\u2019s accusation this month that Moscow had launched North Korean ballistic missiles in a strike that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens.<\/p>\n

Kyiv has also recently said that up to 50,000 North Korean troops are due to deploy to Russia, although it has provided no evidence to back the claim or a timeframe for the deployment.<\/p>\n

In making the claim, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Seoul to supply air defense systems to protect against Russian missiles, a request that has gone unanswered by the South.<\/p>\n

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