North Korea’s Kim shares letters with Russia’s Putin, wishes

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un exchanged letters with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, vowing to advance their ties and wishing him victory over what he called hegemony and pressure from imperialists.
The letters mark the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations, and came about a month after Kim’s rare trip to Russia during which he and Putin discussed military cooperation, including over North Korea’s satellite programme, and the war in Ukraine.
In his letter, Kim said he was extremely satisfied with their “candid, comprehensive” discussions during the visit.
He pledged to further develop relations to a “new height” and wished Putin good luck in resisting Western pressure over Ukraine.
Putin, in his message to Kim, said their recent meeting was more evidence of developing ties. “I am convinced that to implement the agreements will contribute to further expanding the constructive bilateral cooperation for improving the well-being of the peoples of the two countries and ensuring security and stability in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia as a whole,” he said.