Russia and North Korea confirmed Thursday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un invited Vladimir Putin to visit Pyongyang, and he accepted.
in comments to reporters, that Kim’s regime was “trying to develop space” and had a “great interest in rocket engineering,” which Moscow was open to helping North Korea explore. In response, Kim lauded the Russian military for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and predicted that “the heroic Russian army and people will brilliantly inherit the tradition of victory, confidently demonstrate invaluable dignity and honor on the fronts of the special military operation.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin hosts a reception for North Korea’s communist dictator Kim Jong-un in far-east Russia on September 13, 2023.
“Putin accepted the invitation with pleasure and reaffirmed his will to invariably carry forward the history and tradition of the Russia-DPRK friendship,” it noted.
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