Putin thanks Kim
KCNA noted that the two leaders also discussed various issues related to bilateral interests of the two countries. Both countries have actively sided with Russia since the war with Ukraine began in 2022, providing military and weapons support to Syria and North Korea. While Syria withdrew after the Hamas-Israeli war in Gaza and the subsequent fall of President Bashar al-Assad last year, North Korea remains on Russia's side.
North Korea has supported Russia with troops and ammunition in the war in Ukraine, in which more than a thousand of its soldiers have been killed. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with US President Donald Trump this week to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The meeting is set to take place in the US state of Alaska. Putin called Kim to thank him before the meeting.
Source: RT, AFP
