North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged letters this week on the occasion of a holiday celebrating Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, emphasizing bilateral cooperation centered around opposition to U.S. “imperialism.”

State media reported on events for Liberation Day throughout the week and reiterated official narratives that founder Kim Il Sung led guerilla operations against Japan and freed the nation from colonialism.

DPRK propaganda also held up a Korean War munitions factory as an example for all citizens to follow this week, calling for people to sacrifice