Kim Jong Un of North Korea and Vladimir Putin of Russia strengthen their unity regarding Ukraine through a telephone conversation.

During the call on Tuesday, Putin commended the courage, bravery, heroism, and selflessness demonstrated by North Korean soldiers as they fought alongside Russian forces to repel a Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region. This information was reported by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/13/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-and-russias-putin-in-phone-call-reaffirm-alignment-over-ukraine