Contents tagged with Kim Jong-un

  • Kim Jong Un pledges full support to Russia amidst Ukraine war

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed his country's unwavering support for Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine. As reported on Sunday, July 13, by the North Korean state news agency KCNA, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kim expressed North Korea's readiness to "unconditionally support and encourage all actions by the Russian leadership to eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis".

    A day prior, Lavrov held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe …

  • Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visits North Korea

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in North Korea for a working visit. Reports from Russian and North Korean media indicate that after attending a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, Lavrov headed to the city of Wonsan, known for its missile test sites and naval bases.

    In Wonsan, Lavrov held discussions with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, focusing on the war in Ukraine and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

    According to the Russian Foreign Minister, Moscow …

  • Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu visits North Korea for high-stakes talks

    In a strategic move directed by President Vladimir Putin, Sergey Shoigu, the Secretary of Russia's Security Council, touched down in North Korea on Tuesday, June 17. According to the Russian state agency Interfax, Shoigu is set to conduct negotiations with the North Korean leadership, including Kim Jong Un. The dialogue, which stems from an understanding forged during a previous visit on June 4, will pursue the goals outlined in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed on June 19 …

  • Kim Jong Un reaffirms North Korea's support for Russia in meeting with Shoygu

    In a recent meeting covered by local media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un assured Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoygu of North Korea's unwavering support for Russia in its conflict against Ukraine. The North Korean news agency KCNA reported that both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty and discussed prospective projects to expand and enhance cooperation across the security sector and other areas.

    Kim Jong Un emphasized North Korea' …

  • Strengthening alliances: Russian Security Chief Shoygu meets Kim Jong Un in North Korea

    Sergei Shoygu, Russia's Security Council Secretary, visited North Korea and had a meeting with the nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, according to a report on the official website of the Security Council of Russia.

    “On September 13, a delegation led by Sergey K. Shoygu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, was in Pyongyang. As part of the ongoing strategic dialogue between our countries, there were detailed exchanges of views with Korean colleagues on a wide range of …

  • Russian delegation ejected from meeting room ahead of Putin-Kim talks

    A delegation of Russian ministers, who arrived in Pyongyang with president Putin, was asked to leave the negotiation room at the request of a North Korean official. The official was reportedly upset because the Russian president's entourage entered the room before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reports The Moscow Times.

    The event was broadcasted live by North Korean media, covering Putin's visit.

    Those forced to leave the room adorned with Russian and North Korean flags included Russian …

  • Putin to visit North Korea for the first time in over two decades

    Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on June 18-19 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to the Kremlin’s press service.

    This will be Putin's first visit to North Korea since his first presidential term in 2000, when Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il, was still in power.

    Ahead of the trip, the Kremlin leader published an article on the Kremlin website, lauding North Korea for its "firm support" of Russia in its war against Ukraine and expressing …

  • Putin gifts Kim Jong-un domestic car ‘to signify special friendship’

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with a domestically manufactured car as a personal gift, signifying the special friendship between the two nations, Voice of America reports.

    Details regarding the brand of the vehicle and the method of delivery were not specified. Analysts suggest such actions could contravene UN resolutions prohibiting luxury goods from entering North Korea. These sanctions aim to pressure the country to abandon its nuclear …

  • Putin awards Kim Jong-un 'World War II victory' medal

    Russian President and Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un a World War II Victory medal , Kommersant reports, citing the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang.

    According to the Russian Embassy, the 37-year-old leader of the Workers' Party of Korea was awarded the Jubilee Medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" for his great personal contribution to the perpetuation of the memory of soviet citizens who died and buried in the republic, as …

  • Kremlin praises Kim Jong-un's negotiation skills

    Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on the talks between the Russian and DPRK leaders. In particular, he emphasized the professionalism and preparedness of Kim Jong-un, reported TASS.

    “Kim Jong-un has an excellent grasp of the material and was very responsive, well-informed on all topics and has his own position. He gives off the impression of a quite experienced, well-educated and very balanced leader,” said the president’s press secretary.

    Peskov also noted that …