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- President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marking the opening of a memorial for Korean troops killed in the Ukraine war.
- Putin thanked Kim and Korean soldiers for helping Russia repel a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk region, citing the June 2024 defence pact.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin traveled to North Korea, meeting officials and attending memorial ceremony.
