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Russian Delegation Visits North Korea, Thanks Kim for Kursk Defense

4/27/2026

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Defence Minister Andrei Belousov landed in Pyongyang to meet North Korean leaders, hold talks with military officials and attend commemorations.
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin attended a North Korean memorial for troops killed fighting in Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and North Korean soldiers in a telegram for repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk after the June 2024 strategic treaty that created a mutual defence pact.

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Defence Minister Andrei Belousov landed in Pyongyang to meet North Korean leaders, hold talks with military officials and attend commemorations.
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin attended a North Korean memorial for troops killed fighting in Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and North Korean soldiers in a telegram for repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk after the June 2024 strategic treaty that created a mutual defence pact.