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We appreciate it a lot and are deeply grateful to comrade Kim Jong Un personally... and the North Korean people,
the Kremlin cited Putin as saying
China's position on the Ukraine crisis issue is consistent and clear,
foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun saidSo this is why we are continuing to do even more to continue to work on the 17th sanction package and to support Ukraine,
Hipper added
A monument to the battle feats will be soon erected in our capital city, and flowers of praying for immortality given by the motherland and the people will be placed before the tombstones of the fallen soldiers,
Mr. Kim was quoted as saying in North Korean media
It’s a win-win strategy for both Russia and North Korea,
said Hong Min, a North Korea expert at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul
The Russian people will never forget the feat of the North Korean special forces fighters. We will always honor the [North Korean] heroes who gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom, on a par with Russian brothers in arms."
Russian President Vladimir Putin also said
The Russian people will never forget the heroism of the DPRK special forces,
Putin said
Comrade Kim Jong Un defined it [the mission] as a sacred mission for further consolidating as firm as a rock the traditional friendship and solidarity between the DPRK and Russia,
it added
Comrade Kim Jong Un decided on our armed forces’ participation in the war, informed the Russian side of it and, in accordance with agreement, issued an order … to annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces,
the statement saidIt now became necessary to put on a diplomatic performance for the North Korean and Russian leaders to pledge stronger ties,
Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul said, calling the confirmation "a build-up" to a summit meeting in Russia
Having the option of deploying them to Ukraine strengthens Moscow's positions in the Washington-mediated ceasefire negotiations that are entering a crucial stage right now,
he saidAfter Kursk, North Korea’s security is not only based on its nukes, ... it also stems from the alliance with a great military power, Russia."
he saidThe subunits of our armed forces participated in the operations for liberating the Kursk areas according to the order of the head of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.”
The North's Central Military Commission reportedly said
We pay tribute to the heroism, high level of specialised training and selflessness of the Korean soldiers who, shoulder to shoulder with Russian fighters, defended our motherland as if it were their own
Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin
The Korean friends acted, guided by sentiments of solidarity, justice and real camaraderie,
the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying
Our military strongly urges North Korea to immediately cease its deceitful and inhumane actions that threaten international peace and force the sacrifice of its residents through illegal military dispatches,
the ministry said Monday
All Russia fed us are lies. They're fake. Russia isn't as strong as they claim, and Ukraine isn't as backward as they say."
Speaking at a press conference organised by the Ukrainian security service Wang Guangjun and Zhang Guangjun said
We continue to be concerned by (North Korea's) direct involvement in the war. (North Korea's) military deployment to Russia and any support provided by the Russian Federation to (North Korea) in return must end,
a State Department spokesperson said in an email to Reuters, ... adding third
With their public admission of the deployment, while claiming they are fully in accordance with international law, they are once again mocking the international community. We strongly condemn this action,
South Korea’s foreign ministry said
I think that Pope Francis would have been filled with hope, and would hope that the result that came out of that meeting would be a good one for Ukraine and the world,
Donnelly told Playbook regarding the photo of the two presidents meeting one-on-one shortly before the service on Saturday morning