Kim Jong Un vows to continue support for Russia as North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Ukraine war

North Korean leader Kim Jong ‌Un said his country would continue to support Russia’s policies and discussed bolstering military ties with Moscow, state media KCNA reported, as analysts said such cooperation looked set to endure beyond the war in Ukraine.

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong ‌Un said his country would continue to support Russia’s policies and discussed bolstering military ties with Moscow, state media KCNA reported, as analysts said such cooperation looked set to endure beyond the war in Ukraine.

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A Russian delegation including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov attended a completion ceremony for a memorial honoring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting in Russia’s ​Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces staged an incursion in 2024, KCNA said on Monday.

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February ​2022 and still occupies around a fifth of the country.