The victorious end of the battle to liberate Kursk showed the "highest strategic level of the firm militant friendship" between North Korea and Russia, state news agency KCNA cited the North's ruling party as saying. South Korea said Monday's confirmation of the troop deployment was an "admission of criminal act," and condemned the North for the "inhumane and immoral" decision to send its young people to battle with the intention of propping up its regime. The timing of the confirmation, after more than six months of silence, and stressing the sacrifice of North Korean troops "at the cost of blood" was meant to amplify Kim's partnership with Putin as equals, said Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification.
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Published at: 2025-04-27 21:26:00
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