North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he βunconditionallyβ supports all Russian actions during its war in Ukraine, as he welcomed Moscowβs top diplomat toΒ a newly built beach resortΒ on his countryβs east coast.
Kim met Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the North Korean city of Wonsan, at a time when Pyongyang is being pulled deeper into the three-year conflict.
During the meeting, Kim reaffirmed his governmentβs commitment to βunconditionally support and encourage all measuresβ that Russia takes in Ukraine, the Associated Press reported, citing the official Korean Central News Agency.
Photos released by Russiaβs Foreign Ministry showed the two men smiling and shaking hands, and sitting across from each other at a small circular table in the cabin of a yacht.
Lavrovβs trip comes at a crucial time for Russian-North Korean relations, with Pyongyang set to deploy an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Moscowβs scaled-up assault on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian intelligence β adding to the estimated 11,000 soldiers Pyongyang sent last year.
#WATCH | North Koreaβs Kim Jong Un pledges βunconditional supportβ for Russiaβs war in Ukraine
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