"The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has highlighted how his country and Russia had shared blood, life and death in the Ukraine war in a new year's greeting to Vladimir Putin. In the message, published by the state-run KCNA news agency, Kim said 2025 was a really meaningful year for the bilateral alliance that was consolidated by sharing blood, life and death in the same trench."
"North Korea confirmed in April that it had deployed troops to support Russia's military campaign against Ukraine and that its soldiers had been killed in combat. Earlier this month, Pyongyang acknowledged that it had sent troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region in August 2025. Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack. Explosions in the capital. Air defence forces are operating. Stay in shelters! Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, wrote on Telegram."
Kim Jong-un highlighted shared blood, life and death with Russia in the Ukraine war and called 2025 a meaningful year for a bilateral alliance consolidated in the same trench. State-run KCNA published the message to Vladimir Putin. North Korea confirmed in April deployment of troops to support Russia in Ukraine and reported soldier fatalities. Pyongyang admitted sending troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region in August 2025. Kyiv experienced powerful explosions and air alerts as missiles and drones moved across regions. Moscow accused the EU of attempting to torpedo a Russia-Ukraine agreement, and Deputy FM Sergei Ryabkov said reaching an agreement depends on political will.
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