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Kim Jong-un Reaffirms 'Indestructible' North Korea-Russia Alliance on Russia Day

It underscores deepening military cooperation, marked by North Korean deployments supporting Russia’s campaign in Ukraine under last year’s defense pact.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) sits next to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an Aurus Senat limousine that the latter gifted to him while driving on the grounds of the Kumsusan State Guest House in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024, in this file photo provided by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Vladivostok, Russia April 25, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo
This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 20, 2024, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) seeing off Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd from R) at the international airport in Pyongyang the previous day following their summit. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • On June 11, Kim Jong-un congratulated President Vladimir Putin on Russia Day, praising their ties as an “indestructible, genuine” alliance.
  • The message aligned with the upcoming first anniversary of their June 2024 mutual defense treaty that commits both sides to prompt military assistance if attacked.
  • Since October 2024, North Korea has deployed around 15,000 troops alongside Russian forces in Ukraine and exported over 20,000 containers of weapons.
  • State media quoted Kim asserting his “unshakeable will” to carry bilateral relations to a “heyday of comprehensive prosperity.”
  • He met Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on June 4, and reports suggest he may travel to Russia on June 19 to mark the treaty’s anniversary, though plans remain unconfirmed.