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Kim Jong-un Vows Unconditional Support for Russia’s Ukraine Campaign in Pyongyang Talks

It cements their mutual defense treaty, highlighting North Korea’s troop deployments and arms shipments to Russia.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, right, and Secretary of Iranian National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian shake hands during the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 5, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (R) meeting with Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (2nd from L) in Pyongyang the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads a party meeting on strengthening the military in this handout picture released on May 30, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
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Overview

  • Russia’s Security Council head Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang on June 4 for talks with Kim Jong-un on strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership treaty.
  • Kim Jong-un pledged to “unconditionally support” Russia’s policies on Ukraine and committed to uphold treaty obligations for prompt military aid.
  • North Korea has dispatched several thousand troops to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine and transferred massive shipments of artillery shells and missiles.
  • In exchange, Russia is believed to have supplied North Korea with air defense systems and advanced military technologies despite strict international sanctions.
  • The meeting coincided with South Korea’s presidential inauguration, prompting speculation about its impact on inter-Korean dialogue and regional security dynamics.