North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong-gyu speaks during a reception, hosted by the Russian Embassy, at the Taedonggang Diplomatic Club in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary on Aug. 15 of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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