SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong and Russian President Vladimir Putin have called to discuss their deep ties with Ukraine and war efforts, the country’s media said Wednesday ahead of Putin’s plans with US President Donald Trump in Alaska.
In a call on Tuesday, President Putin praised the “courage, heroism, self-sacrificing spirit” demonstrated by North Korean forces who fought against Russian forces. Kursk Border RegionNorth Korea’s official South Korea Central News Agency said.
Putin shared information about his upcoming talks with Trump, scheduled to take place in Alaska on Friday, and cited the Kremlin, according to Russian TASS news agency. The North Korean report did not mention the Trump Conference.
Kim told Putin that Pyongyang fully supports “all measures taken by future Russian leaders as he discussed advances in connections in “all areas” under the strategic partnership agreement he signed at last year’s summit.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kim has made it his foreign policy priority as Moscow aims to escape from diplomatic isolation and expand ties with the country facing Washington. His government has rejected Washington and Seoul’s desire to resume diplomacy aimed at softening North nuclear programs. A collapsed summit with Trump During his first term.
South Korea’s assessments have shown that since last fall, North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops to Russia to supply a large amount of military equipment, including cannons and ballistic missiles, to support Putin’s war effort against Ukraine. Kim also agreed to send it Thousands of military construction workers and layers For the Kursk region of Russia, South Korea’s intelligence agency believes it could happen soon.
