Kim Jong Un meets with Shoigu and pledges full support to Russia

Former Russian Defense Minister and current Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu visited DPRK. There, he met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to discuss strengthening "cooperation to protect mutual security interests."

As a result of the meeting, Kim Jong Un promised that the DPRK would provide "full support to the Russian Federation." The meeting between the representatives of the two dictatorships was reported by Reuters, citing the North Korean state news agency KCNA.

In the DPRK, Shoigu's visit to Pyongyang was explained by "discussing the deepening of the strategic dialogue" between North Korea and Russia. According to official statements, the North Korean dictator and the representative of Putin's regime held a "wide-ranging exchange of views on regional and international situations" and reached consensus on a number of issues, including increasing "cooperation to protect mutual security interests."

After his conversation with Shoigu, Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang will continue to expand cooperation with Moscow as part of a strategic partnership.

This "partnership," as Ukrainian and U.S. officials and independent analysts have repeatedly claimed, means that Kim Jon Un is providing Russia with missiles and shells for a war against Ukraine. In return, he receives economic and military aid from Russia. Both Moscow and Pyongyang deny this, but periodically declare their intentions to strengthen military cooperation. In June of this year, the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.

This is not the first time Shoigu has visited the DPRK. According to Reuters, his visit last year in July marked the beginning of closer ties between North Korea and Russia. During that visit, Shoigu and Kim Jong Un watched a military parade that featured nuclear weapons delivery and attack drones.

Earlier, the DPRK accused Ukraine of terrorism because of the Kursk operation.

North Korea has promised to support Russia in its efforts to "protect its sovereignty." Also, the DPRK called the AFU's Kursk operation "the result of the US anti-Russian confrontational policy" and said that the fighting in Kursk region is allegedly bringing World War III closer.

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