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Putin hails 'heroic' North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un
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Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea
Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported on Friday.
In a letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, Putin recalled how Soviet Red Army units and North Korean forces fought together to end Japan’s colonial occupation.
“The bonds of militant friendship, goodwill and mutual aid which were consolidated in the days of the war long ago remain solid and reliable even today,” Putin said in the letter revealed by North Korean state media.
“This was fully proved by the heroic participation of the DPRK soldiers in liberating the territory of Kursk region from the Ukrainian occupationists,” he said, according to news agency KCNA, using the official name for North Korea.
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He added that Russia would never forget the North Korean troops “who fought at the cost of their lives in Russia”.
Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with US president Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to Russian officials.
Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported on Friday.
In a letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, Putin recalled how Soviet Red Army units and North Korean forces fought together to end Japan’s colonial occupation.
“The bonds of militant friendship, goodwill and mutual aid which were consolidated in the days of the war long ago remain solid and reliable even today,” Putin said in the letter revealed by North Korean state media.
“This was fully proved by the heroic participation of the DPRK soldiers in liberating the territory of Kursk region from the Ukrainian occupationists,” he said, according to news agency KCNA, using the official name for North Korea.
...
He added that Russia would never forget the North Korean troops “who fought at the cost of their lives in Russia”.
Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with US president Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to Russian officials.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/vladimir-putin-letter-kim-jong-un-north-korean-troops-ukraine?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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