North Korean chief Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his nation's full assist for Russia's struggle towards Ukraine throughout a gathering with Russian Safety Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang, North Korean state information company KCNA reported on June 5.
Kim reportedly informed Shoigu that North Korea "unconditionally helps the stand of Russia and its overseas insurance policies." He additionally emphasised Pyongyang's continued dedication to the 2024 Complete Strategic Partnership Settlement signed with Moscow.
That treaty, signed by Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 19, 2024, commits each nations to supply help if both is attacked. Kim beforehand described the pact as having a “peaceable and defensive nature,” framing it as a proper safety assure between the longtime companions.
Shoigu, on his second go to to Pyongyang since being appointed secretary of the Russian Safety Council, reportedly mentioned battlefield developments in Russia's Kursk Oblast, together with the position of North Korean troopers deployed within the area.
Based on the Russian Safety Council's official readout, the 2 sides mentioned "perpetuating the reminiscence of the feat of Korean troopers."
Officers estimate that as much as 12,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia's Kursk Oblast since final fall to counter Ukraine's cross-border incursion launched in August 2024.
President Volodymyr Zelensky beforehand reported that North Korean forces combating for Russia had suffered 4,000 casualties, with two-thirds of the losses being troopers killed.
Shoigu, who served as Russia's protection minister till his dismissal in Might 2024, now oversees nationwide safety issues as secretary of the Russian Safety Council.
The Worldwide Prison Courtroom (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Shoigu on June 25, 2024, for his position in main Russia's struggle effort.
The Kyiv IndependentOlena Goncharova
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