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Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday. Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea's support of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. Kim sent a reply to a letter from Putin that was delivered by Volodin to celebrate the 80th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on Friday. In the letter to Putin, Kim said the soldiers of North Korea and Russia formed "friendship and unity" in the battlefield to fight against "a mutual enemy" which he didn't identify, according to KCNA. Pyongyang and Moscow have both confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops to support Russia's offensive against Ukraine to reclaim the Kursk region. South Korea's intelligence agency said in June that North Korea was potentially ready to send more troops to Russia.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Russian Duma speaker meets with North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday. Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea's support of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. Kim sent a reply to a letter from Putin that was delivered by Volodin to celebrate the 80th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on Friday. In the letter to Putin, Kim said the soldiers of North Korea and Russia formed 'friendship and unity' in the battlefield to fight against 'a mutual enemy' which he didn't identify, according to KCNA. Pyongyang and Moscow have both confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops to support Russia's offensive against Ukraine to reclaim the Kursk region. South Korea's intelligence agency said in June that North Korea was potentially ready to send more troops to Russia.
Japan Today
4 days ago
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- Japan Today
Russian delegation arrives in North Korea after Putin-Kim call
A Russian delegation led by Culture Vice Minister Andrei Maluishev and Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin landed in the North Korean capital Pyongyang A Russian delegation led by Culture Vice Minister Andrei Maluishev arrived in North Korea on Thursday, state-run media reported, two days after the countries' leaders vowed to strengthen cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke by phone on Tuesday before Putin meets Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska, where the US president will seek to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. Friday's summit in Alaska will be the first between sitting Russian and US leaders since 2021. North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia's Kursk region, as well as weapons to aid its war effort, with relations between Russia and the North growing closer over the past year. The flags of both nations were waved enthusiastically as Maluishev's delegation, which included popular Russian singer Shaman, touched down in Pyongyang. AFP photos and videos showed them disembarking from the plane along with Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia's Duma, or lower house of parliament. They were warmly greeted by North Korean officials and received a military honour guard. North Korea's state news agency KCNA said their arrival marked "the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation", a reference to the end of Japan's occupation of the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II. Putin expressed appreciation for "the self-sacrificing spirit" of North Korean soldiers during his call with Kim on Tuesday, according to KCNA. Kim, in turn, pledged that North Korea would "fully support all measures to be taken by the Russian leadership in the future". South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said that Pyongyang sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia's Kursk region in 2024, along with artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems. Around 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea has said. © 2025 AFP
Jordan News
6 days ago
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- Jordan News
Close Ally of Putin to Lead Russian Delegation to North Korea - Jordan News
The Russian State Duma announced on Tuesday that Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of the State Duma (Russian Parliament), will head a Russian delegation on an official visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on August 14 and 15. اضافة اعلان The council stated that the delegation will participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of North Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule by Allied forces at the end of World War II. The State Duma did not disclose the names of other members of the Russian delegation. Volodin, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is one of the senior officials who frequently lead parliamentary delegations on foreign visits. He visited India earlier this year. – Reuters
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Putin ally to lead Russian delegation to North Korea this week
Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, will head a Russian delegation on an official visit to the North Korean capital Pyongyang on August 14-15, the lower house of parliament said. The delegation will participate in the 80th anniversary celebrations of the liberation of North Korea from Japanese colonial rule by Allied troops at the end of World War Two, the statement said. The State Duma did not name the other members of the Russian delegation. Volodin, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, often heads parliamentary contingents on foreign trips, including a visit to India earlier this year.
