Overview
- North Korea’s CTAC reported the message and said the telegram was sent on December 18, with Russian outlets later carrying the text.
- Putin praised the “heroic participation” of Korean People’s Army units in the liberation of Russia’s Kursk region and highlighted DPRK sappers’ demining work in Russia.
- He wrote that joint efforts ensured implementation of the 2024 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, boosting cooperation in political, trade‑economic and humanitarian areas.
- Putin voiced confidence that Russia and the DPRK will deepen allied ties and engage constructively on regional and international issues.
- The partnership treaty was signed in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024 and entered into force on December 4, 2024.