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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 ]
The 2023 North Korea–Russia summit was a summit meeting between North Korea and Russia where North Korean General Secretary Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 13 September 2023. The meeting was held at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. [1] It was part of a visit by Kim Jong Un between 12–17 September.
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.
[382] [383] [384] A week later, a White House spokesperson said that the United States was "concerned" about reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine. [385] [386] [387] On 18 October, the South Korean National Intelligence Service said that North Korea was sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine.
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]
She said her government will stand by Russia until it prevails in Ukraine, calling it a “holy war,” and accused South Korea and the United States of planning a nuclear attack on North Korea.