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North Korea’s Kim vows to ‘hold hands’ with Putin for strategic cooperation

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North Korea’s Kim vows to ‘hold hands’ with Putin for strategic cooperation

NORTH KOREAN LEADER. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a session of the sixth enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on January 1, 2023.

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Kim Jong-un makes the pledge in a message to Vladimir Putin marking Russia's National Day, defending his decision to invade Ukraine and displaying "'full support and solidarity'

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to “hold hands” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and bolster strategic cooperation on their shared goal of building a powerful country, state media KCNA reported on Monday, June 12.

Kim made the pledge in a message to Putin marking Russia’s National Day, defending his decision to invade Ukraine and displaying “full support and solidarity.”

“Justice is sure to win and the Russian people will continue to add glory to the history of victory,” Kim said in the message published by KCNA.

Kim called for “closer strategic cooperation” with Moscow, “holding hands firmly with the Russian president, in conformity with the common desire of the peoples of the two countries to fulfil the grand goal of building a powerful country,” it added.

North Korea has sought to forge closer ties with the Kremlin and backed Moscow after it invaded Ukraine last year, blaming the “hegemonic policy” and “high-handedness” of the United States and the West. – Rappler.com

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