The head of Russia's proxy forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region sends a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for cooperation in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine.
In 2017, Russia backed sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council in response to a North Korean long-range missile test that required member states to repatriate all North Korean workers from their territories within 24 months.
Mr Price was referring to comments by Russian ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora, who told the Tass news agency that North Korean construction workers would potentially provide "very serious help" in rebuilding the Donbas region. Luhansk and Donetsk together make up the Donbas region, a mostly Russian-speaking region of steel factories, mines and other industries in Ukraine's east.
North Korea has repeatedly blamed the United States for the crisis in Ukraine, saying the West's "hegemonic policy" justified Russian military actions in Ukraine to protect itself.
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