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News Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on win in Russia’s rubber-stamp electionNorth Korean leader’s message reflects growing relationship between two countries around war in Ukraine, expert says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un congratulated Vladimir Putin on Monday after the Russian leader clinched a fifth term in office, albeit in a rubber-stamp election against no credible opposition. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) carried a brief report stating that Kim sent the message to Russia’s longest-serving leader through the DPRK ambassador in Moscow. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |