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Kim Jong-un Reaffirms DPRK-Russia Alliance on Victory Day

North Korea's leader defends troop deployment to Russia as a sovereign right and highlights deepening ties during embassy visit with his daughter.

A handout photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending an event to celebrate Russia's Victory Day, at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea May 9, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an event to celebrate Russia's Victory Day, at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 9, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS
This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 10, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (C) delivering a speech during his visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang the previous day to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Kim Jong-un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on May 9, 2025, accompanied by his daughter Ju-ae, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day.
  • During his speech, Kim emphasized the 'invincible alliance' between North Korea and Russia, pledging to strengthen their mutual defense treaty and longstanding partnership.
  • Kim justified North Korea's deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine, framing it as an exercise of sovereign rights under the 2024 treaty.
  • State media described Ju-ae as Kim's 'most beloved daughter' for the first time, signaling her growing prominence within the regime's public messaging.
  • South Korea's intelligence agency reported significant North Korean casualties in Ukraine, with over 4,700 injured or killed, underscoring the human cost of the alliance.