N. Korea's Kim tells Putin that alliance will 'invariably' carry forward in future

▲ This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 4, 2025, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) in Beijing during their visit to attend a military parade at Tiananmen Square. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea's Kim tells Putin that alliance will 'invariably' carry forward in future

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that their alliance "will be invariably carried forward in the future," as Pyongyang and Moscow have deepened military cooperation over Russia's war against Ukraine.

Kim made the remarks in a letter sent to Putin that congratulated the Russian leader on his birthday, according to a report by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"I do not doubt that the relations of alliance between the two countries, which have greeted the great heyday, will be invariably carried forward in the future, too, thanks to the warm friendly relations and close comradely ties between us, and will make a great contribution to powerfully propelling the comprehensive development of bilateral relations and establishing a just and multi-polarized world order," Kim told Putin, according to the KCNA report.

Since October last year, North Korea had sent about 15,000 troops and weapons to aid Russia's war efforts, according to South Korea's spy agency.

In the letter, Kim also said he will fully support the "just struggle" of Russia in defending its national sovereignty, apparently referring to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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