Russia and North Korea to expand bilateral ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pose for a photo during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia April 25, 2019. REUTERS - POOL

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Bilateral relations between North Korea and Russia are expected to strengthen.

In any case, this is what Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un claim in an exchange of letters published by North Korean state media on Monday, August 15 on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula. Korean.

A communication that confirms the rapprochement between the two countries while North Korea still openly supports the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

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Vladimir Putin's words are enough to reassure Pyongyang of Moscow's diplomatic support: the two countries will " 

", wrote the head of the Kremlin to his North Korean counterpart.

For his part, Kim Jong-un responded by insisting on the need to form a "

 " against " 

 ".

These interposed statements are part of a context of clear rapprochement between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.

North Korea openly shows its support for Moscow, recognizing in July the pro-Russian independence republics of Donetsk and Luhansk...

Pyongyang also plans to send workers to the Donbass to help rebuild the region, once North Korea lifts its health restrictions on its border.

A support that is not disinterested.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing have vetoed American proposals for Security Council sanctions against the Kim Jong-un regime.

A blockage that allows the country to continue developing its nuclear arsenal without risking seeing new sanctions worsen an already very worrying economic situation.

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