Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

<p>Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea</p><p>Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported on Friday.</p><p>In a letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, Putin recalled how Soviet Red Army units and North Korean forces fought together to end Japan’s colonial occupation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/vladimir-putin-letter-kim-jong-un-north-korean-troops-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>