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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un (right), during the 2024 North Korea–Russia summit June 2024.. The Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, the predecessor state to the modern Russian Federation) was the first to recognize North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) on October 12, 1948, shortly after the proclamation ...
In an interview with The Korea Herald, Wi Sun Lak, the former South Korean ambassador to Russia, stated that North Korea's participation in the war against Ukraine was beneficial to North Korea. According to Wi, Russia's support of North Korea helps ease economic problems such as the financial and food crises, as Moscow pays compensation.
It came amidst deepening ties between Russia and North Korea and suspected North Korean support for Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. [1] Kim described the relationship between two nations as a "fiery friendship" and called the treaty the "strongest ever treaty", while Putin praised it as a "breakthrough document". [ 2 ]
North Korea has denied any support for Russia and its war against Ukraine, saying any claims to the contrary are efforts to "tarnish the image of the DPRK". According to the Lowy Institute, these statements maintain North Korea's posturing in their "power-for-power" policy against the United States and South Korea. [20]
North Korean and Russians top officials at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. This was Putin's first official visit to North Korea since 2000. [1] A few days before his arrival, it was reported that the Pyongyang International Airport was cleared of aircraft. [2] A Russian cargo aircraft landed few days before his arrival. [3]
North Korea has a close relationship with Russia and has voiced support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [176] [177] North Korea was previously designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. [178] because of its alleged involvement in the 1983 Rangoon bombing and the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner. [179]
Wi Sung Lac, a member of the South Korean parliamentary intelligence committee, told The Korea Herald that North Korea’s grain production falls short of its needs, and that if Russia provides ...
However, numerous groups within Japan support North Korea. In May 2017, a delegation of officials from the Korean Youth League in Japan visited the birthplace of Kim Il Sung in Mangyongdae, touring the Mangyongdae Revolutionary Museum, the Korean Revolution Museum, the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, and so on as part of their visit. [273]