INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday greeted a delegation of North Korean officers after hosting a military parade marking the 80th
anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II.The Victory Day celebration came a week after Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong
very much to all your fighters, your heroes
Russian military personnel, but North Korean soldiers were not among them
Kim was also absent from the more than two dozen foreign leaders who attended the event in Moscow.North Korean state media reported that Kim
cultural ties since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.In January, Japanese media cited unnamed Russian sources as saying North
Korean troops were expected to take part in World War II commemorations in Russia for the first time.Russian Defense Minister Andrei
Belousov extended an official invitation for North Korean military personnel to participate during his visit to Pyongyang last November.
