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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 ...
North Korea and the Russian invasion of Ukraine refers to the role North Korea plays in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Since 2022, North Korea supported Russia by recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic. In the fall of 2024, North Korea reportedly sent military personnel to Russia who went to war against Ukraine for Russia in Russian uniforms and under ...
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 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 since dispatched tens of thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, and Seoul and Washington said that more than a thousand of them have been killed or wounded.
North Korea has a close relationship with Russia and has voiced support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [175] [176] North Korea was previously designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. [177] because of its alleged involvement in the 1983 Rangoon bombing and the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner. [178]
North Korea for some time has been providing Russia with artillery and ballistic missiles to use against Ukraine, and its forces could help make more effective use of such weaponry.
North Korea's state media on Thursday unveiled the full text of a mutual defence pact signed a day ago by its leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Kim said would elevate ...