Putin in a letter to Kim: Russia and North Korea’s friendship "Invincible"
Russian President Vladimir praised Putin with "Invincible friendship" With North Korea, according to what official media reported on Thursday.
Putin praised in a letter to the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of the New Year, on the assistance of North Korean soldiers to Moscow in its war effort against Ukraine, saying that it proved the existence of… "Struggling brotherhood" Between the two countries.
South Korean and Western intelligence agencies estimated that North Korea sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia in 2024, in addition to quantities of ammunition and long-range missile systems.
Comprehensive strategic partnership
Putin said, according to the message carried by the official North Korean Central News Agency, that "The heroic entry of soldiers of the Korean People’s Army into the battles for the liberation of the Kursk region from the occupiers, and the subsequent activities of Korean engineers on the territory of Russia, clearly demonstrated the indomitable friendship.".
He added that the provisions "Historic Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" Which he signed during his visit to Pyongyang in June last year, has been implemented "Thanks to our joint efforts"
The agreement includes a joint defense clause, in which each party pledges to provide immediate military assistance if the other party faces armed aggression.
A just order for the world
Putin stressed that the strong relations between Pyongyang and Moscow "It will contribute to establishing a just system for the multipolar world"In their assessments, intelligence agencies in Seoul reported that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers were killed in Russia.
North Korea only confirmed in April that it had deployed forces to support Moscow, and acknowledged that its soldiers had fallen on the battlefield.
Since then, Kim has met with the families of soldiers killed in Russia, noting, while offering his condolences to them, "Their unbearable pain".
State media published pictures of an emotional Kim hugging a soldier returning from battle and hugging him to his chest.
After the military agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang last year, Seoul indicated during the era of conservative former President Yeon Suk-yul that it might reconsider the issue of supplying weapons to Kiev, despite internal policy prohibiting such a step, which has not been achieved so far.
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