Putin thanks North Korean leader for troop deployment to Russia

Seoul: Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the deployment of troops to support its war with Ukraine, pledging that their bilateral friendship, forged on battlefields, will continue to grow, Russian news reports said on Monday.

Putin extended the message to Kim for North Korea’s “help in liberating the Kursk Region from Ukrainian formations,” the Russian news agency Tass reported, citing the Kremlin’s press service, just hours after Pyongyang officially confirmed its troop deployment to Russia.

“We highly appreciate this and are sincerely grateful, personally to the Chairman of the State Affairs Committee, Comrade Kim Jong-un, as well as to the entire leadership and the people of North Korea,” Putin was quoted as saying.

Putin also said the strong bond of friendship and cooperation forged between Russia and North Korea on the battlefield will continue to grow and expand across the board, Yonhap news agency reported. (IANS)

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