North Korea will always stand with Russia, leader Kim tells Putin

12/6/2025 6:14

North Korean leader Kim Jong

Un said in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that

his country will always stand with Moscow, state media reported

on Thursday.



In a message for Russia Day, a patriotic holiday celebrating

Russia's independence, Kim called Putin his "dearest comrade"

and praised their bilateral relations as a "genuine relationship

between comrades-in-arms," KCNA reported.



"It is an unshakable will of the government of the DPRK and

of my own steadfastly to carry on the DPRK-Russia relations,"

Kim was quoted as saying.



The DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the

Democratic People's Republic of Korea.



KCNA reported on Wednesday that Kim had sent congratulations

on Russia Day to Putin.



Earlier this year, Pyongyang for the first time confirmed

that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in

Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un after months of

silence.