“ The leader of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, during the negotiations in the Kremlin, asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choi Song-hee, to convey to the leader of her country, Kim Jong-un, that bilateral relations “are going according to plan.” Source: Reuters Putin’s direct speech: “Everything is going according to plan. Please give him (Kim) my best wishes.” Details: It is noted that Putin and Kim last year concluded a strategic partnership agreement, which provides for mutual defense. North Korea, in particular, has transferred military, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Ukraine and South Korea estimate that North Korea sent more than 10,000 troops to the war in Ukraine in exchange for economic and military technological assistance from Russia. South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had died in the fighting. In Moscow, Choi also met with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, with whom she discussed bilateral relations and regional dynamics in Asia. Background: In April, both North Korea and Russia confirmed the participation of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In particular, it was reported that the North Korean military was used in the Kursk region of Russia, which at that time was partially under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the time, both countries said their cooperation was based on a treaty signed by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last June, which among other things provides for “mutual defense.” During the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to North Korea in July 2025, Kim Jong-un told the Kremlin envoy that his country was ready to “unconditionally support” all Moscow’s actions, in particular regarding the war with Ukraine. In an interview with Bloomberg, the head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, previously stated that North Korea supplies up to 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine, as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens. In August, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during which he informed him about the progress of the war in Ukraine and thanked him for his support, ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Reuters
Putin’s direct speech: “Everything is going according to plan. Please give him (Kim) my best wishes.”
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Details: It is noted that Putin and Kim signed an agreement on a strategic partnership last year, which provides for mutual defense. North Korea, in particular, has transferred military, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
Ukraine and South Korea estimate that North Korea sent more than 10,000 troops to the war in Ukraine in exchange for economic and military technological assistance from Russia.
South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had died in the fighting.
In Moscow, Choi also met with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, with whom she discussed bilateral relations and regional dynamics in Asia.
Prehistory:
- In April, both North Korea and Russia confirmed the participation of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In particular, it was reported that the North Korean military was used in the Kursk region of Russia, which at that time was partially under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- At the time, both countries said their cooperation was based on a treaty signed by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last June, which among other things provides for “mutual defense.”
- During the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to North Korea in July 2025, Kim Jong-un told the Kremlin envoy that his country was ready to “unconditionally support” all Moscow’s actions, in particular regarding the war with Ukraine.
- In an interview with Bloomberg, the head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, previously stated that North Korea supplies up to 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine, as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens.
- In AugustOssetian ruler Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during which he informed him about the progress of the war in Ukraine and thanked him for his support, on the eve of a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska.