Russia to promote ties with North Korea while eyeing collaboration with South | NK News
July 16, 2024
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Russia to promote ties with North Korea while eyeing collaboration with South

Vladimir Putin defended DPRK’s nukes and expressed ‘appreciation’ to Seoul for not delivering weapons to Ukraine

Russia will continue to promote ties with North Korea despite international criticism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a briefing with the chiefs of major global and Russian news agencies on Wednesday.

Putin called the DPRK Russia’s neighbor and insisted that the two sides will develop their bilateral relations “whether someone likes it or not,” according to TASS News Agency.

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