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Kim Jong-un promises to do everything to help Moscow

2025-09-03 16:01:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Kim Jong-un promises to do everything to help Moscow

Vladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a meeting in Beijing, ahead of China's biggest military parade, while Kim promised to do "everything he can to help" Moscow.

The invitation, made through translators and shown in a video released by the Kremlin, came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Putin of showing his "impunity" with new attacks on Ukraine overnight.

Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, were in the Chinese capital as guests of Xi Jinping for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

North Korea has supported Russia in its war against Ukraine with weapons and troops.

The two leaders appeared alongside Xi at the opening ceremony, chatting as they walked side by side on the red carpet in Tiananmen Square. It is believed to be the first time the three leaders have been in the same place together.

In a bilateral meeting that lasted more than two hours, Kim was recorded telling Putin "see you soon" and hugging him.

"We are waiting for you, come visit us," Putin replied.

A visit to Russia would be only the third time Kim has traveled abroad in six years. The first was to Russia's far east in 2023, and the second this week in Beijing, arriving by armored train.

North Korea has become a key Russian backer since the country invaded Ukraine in 2022. Pyongyang sent weapons, including artillery shells and missiles, to Russia for the war and thousands of troops to fight in Russia's Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces had made a cross-border incursion, although the deployment was initially rejected.

Russia and North Korea last year signed an agreement that obliges them to mutually provide "military and other assistance" in the event the other side is attacked.

Putin thanked North Korea for sending troops to fight against Ukraine, describing them as fighting "with courage and heroism" in the Kursk region./ CNA, translated by "The Guardian"





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