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North Korean state media KCNA announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for stronger relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. Here are the remarkable statements in the letter written by Putin…
Russia President PutinThe war in Ukraine, which started with the order of , has been going on for months.
Faced with a series of post-war sanctions that cost tens of thousands of lives, a remarkable move came from Moscow.
According to state media, Putin North Korea told Kim Jong Un that he wanted to expand relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
In his letter, the Russian leader stated that improving bilateral relations will help increase security and stability in Korea and Northeast Asia.
North Korean media stated that Kim Jong-un also replied that the cooperation between Russia and North Korea will continue to grow.
Experts point out that the two countries have become increasingly close since February, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began.
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It is stated that the letter was sent for the ‘Korean Liberation Day’, which is celebrated on August 15.
The day when Korea gained its independence from Japan, which was defeated in World War II, is celebrated as ‘Liberation Day’.
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In the letter that Kim sent in response to Putin, it was emphasized that Russia-North Korea relations were established with the defeat of Japan at the end of World War II.
“Since then, this strategic and tactical cooperation, support and solidarity between the two countries has reached a new level to prevent the threats and provocations of the enemy military forces,” the letter said. Although the letter did not name the country for ‘enemy forces’, in North Korea the term is often used to refer to the United States and its allies.
The leaders of the two countries signed a cooperation agreement during Kim’s visit to Russia in 2019.
North Korea also declared in July that it recognizes the unilaterally declared people’s republics in the two pro-Russian separatist regions in Ukraine.
North Korean officials also signaled that they could send manpower to Donetsk and Luhansk to assist in rebuilding and other areas.
Ukraine, which resisted the Russian occupation, which Moscow described as a ‘special military operation’, decided to cut its relations with Pyongyang after this move.
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