Putin praises 'invincible friendship' with North Korea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised North Korea’s military support in a New Year letter to Kim Jong Un, hailing  it as an ‘invincible friendship’.

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00:00Russia's President Vladimir Putin praises what he describes as an invisible friendship with North Korea

00:06in a New Year letter to leader Kim Jong-un, according to North Korean state media reports.

00:12The message received in Pyongyang last week commends North Korean soldiers supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.

00:21Putin said their involvement reflected what he called a militant fraternity between the two nations.

00:26South Korean and Western intelligence agencies estimate that North Korea sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia in 2024,

00:35primarily to the Kursk region, alongside shipments of weapons and ammunition.

00:40Putin said the deployment of soldiers from the Korean People's Army,

00:44followed by the work of North Korean engineers in Russia, demonstrated the enduring strength of bilateral ties.

00:50He added that closer relations between Moscow and Pyongyang would contribute to what he described as a fairer,

00:56multipolar world order through expanded political and security cooperation.

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