Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has praised the “dignity and courage” of North Korea’s communist regime, one of the most repressive governments on Earth, in an article published in a state-run newspaper. Labor Newspaper Tuesday’s newspaper.
Putin is due to arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening after brief talks. Stop In the Russian Far Eastern city of Yakutsk, Moscow and Pyongyang both confirmed that Putin will visit Russia on Monday, stopping off ahead of a planned visit to Communist Vietnam to meet dictator Kim Jong Un.
Russian state media reports said Putin and Kim Jong Un would hold “intensive” talks on trade and defense, and that Putin plans to sign a “comprehensive” agreement with North Korea on a range of issues, without specifying what that agreement would include.
North Korea has long enjoyed friendly ties with Russia, but those ties have grown stronger over the past two years after Kim Jong Un vocally supported Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. Kim made his first overseas visit to Russia in September, meeting Putin in the eastern city of Vladivostok and inviting him to Pyongyang.
“President Putin gladly accepted the invitation and reaffirmed his commitment to always uphold the history and traditions of Russia and North Korea. [North Korea] North Korean state media reported at the time that “the two countries maintain friendly relations.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (left) shake hands during a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on September 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Putin’s visit to North Korea will be his first since 2000, when he met with Kim Jong-un’s father, Kim Jong-il, who was then a dictator.
write Labor NewspaperPutin, one of the few legitimate publications in North Korea Emphasized He believed that anti-American, anti-“Western” countries needed to build strong diplomatic relations.
“As our reliable comrade and supporter yesterday and today, Pyongyang is ready to firmly oppose the ambitions of the ‘Western group’ to disrupt the establishment of a multipolar world order,” Putin reportedly wrote. “In essence, the United States is making desperate efforts to impose the so-called ‘rules-based order’ on the world.” [rules-based order] It is nothing less than a global neo-colonial dictatorship based on “double standards.”
“Russia has always been and always will be ready for equal dialogue on all the most complex issues,” Putin said.
The Russian leader appeared to deny the legitimacy of sanctions against North Korea, congratulating the leaders of the repressive communist state for “very effectively defending their interests despite decades of U.S. economic pressure, provocations, intimidation and military threats.” In reality, the stringent international sanctions regime against North Korea imposed through the United Nations is a response to the country’s maintenance of an illegal nuclear weapons program, its regular threats to neighboring countries, and documented evidence of widespread atrocities committed against its own people.
“We believe that North Korea [North Korean] “With what strength, dignity and courage our people are fighting to defend their freedom, sovereignty and national traditions,” Putin declared.
Putin also specifically thanked North Korea for its “firm support for Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine” and accused “our enemies” of backing “the neo-Nazi Kiev authorities,” presumably a reference to Western countries.
Putin stress:
Russia has constantly supported and will continue to support the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and its heroic Korean people in their fight against a traitorous, dangerous and aggressive enemy, and in their struggle for independence, identity and the right to freely choose the path of development.
Putin’s visit to North Korea is expected to be short but “very intensive,” with his foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov telling reporters on Monday that they will discuss “the economy, energy, transport, agriculture, interregional relations, security issues and cooperation in the international arena.”
Russian state media RT report Putin announced on Tuesday that he had approved a draft of a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement” that is due to be signed in Pyongyang. RT did not provide key details about the agreement’s contents.
In addition to extensive talks with Kim Jong Un, Putin visit The Russian Orthodox Changbaishan Church in the capital is mainly serve A Russian diplomat is on business in North Korea, a country that once boasted the largest Christian community in Asia, but communist dictator Kim Il-sung outlawed Christianity, branded it an enemy ideology, and destroyed the country’s Christian community with state violence. As a result of state persecution, North Korea is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous places in the world for Christians. Human rights experts believe that being considered a Christian in the country is “virtual death sentence.”
The Russian government is reportedly seeking to attract more Russian tourists to North Korea, despite the country being predominantly Christian.
Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources of Russia, Said Kozlov told Russian reporters on Tuesday that Moscow was negotiating plans to increase flights to Pyongyang but “it all depends on the flow of tourists, the interest of people in the culture of our neighboring country.” Kozlov denied that North Korea was a repressive, dangerous and rogue state and urged Russians to consider traveling to the country.
“The people here are very kind. They respect the elderly and children. They are very intelligent and educated people who are happy to receive guests and know how to treat them with respect and honor,” Kozlov says. Said“Trust me, you’ll love this country.”
He added a warning: “Just be respectful of what’s going on, the traditions, the lifestyle, and everything will be fine. I don’t think Russians, or anyone else, has anything to fear, especially Russians.”
