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President Vladimir Putin thanked the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, the supply of troops from the Pacific autocracy to fight with the Russian forces in the war against Ukraine. He has done it during a meeting between the two allies this Wednesday, at the state of state Diaoyutai of Beijing.
Hours before, Russian and North Korean leaders were the honor guests of Chinese President Xi Jinping, to a military parade held in the Chinese capital On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. In his speech against Kim, Putin has warmly referred to the alliance between the two countries, reinforced last June with the signing of a defense pact. Next, Putin praised the courage of the troops that Pionyang has sent to Moscow to help in his war against kyiv.
“Your soldiers fought bravely and heroically,” Putin said. “I would like to point out that we will never forget the sacrifices that have suffered their armed forces and the families of their military,” he added.
North Korea has sent Russia about 15,000 soldiers since last yearaccording to reports of South Korean intelligence services. It is believed that thousands of them died or were injured during the fighting in the Russian region of Kursk, where the Ukrainian army gained territory in a surprise offensive in August 2024. In exchange for their military support, experts believe that Moscow has sent North Korea Military and oil material.
Pionyang, who has only publicly recognized that he had sent soldiers near the border between Russia and Ukraine in April, has also promised to send construction workers to help rebuild parts of the Kursk regiondevastated by war. In his meeting in Beijing, Kim has said that bilateral relations between Russia and North Korea have advanced in all areas. “If there is any way we can help Russia, we will certainly do it as a fraternal duty,” he said.
The strengthening of its alliance occurs at a time when both Russia and North Korea face a series of sanctions International: Moscow, for its large -scale invasion of Ukraine, and Pionyang, for its nuclear program and historical dictatorial regime, which already runs for its third generation.
The military parade on Wednesday brand the first time, Since the beginning of the Cold War, that China’s leaders, Russia and North Korea gather. It also implies the first multilateral act that Kim attends in its 14 years of reign.
In response to events, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has pointed in networks against his Chinese counterpart. “Please give my warmer greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un while conspiring against the United States,” he said.
