North Korea says that leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine

The treaty was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang last year and a summit with North Korea's Kim, and includes a mutual defence pact for immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

I’ll repeat what we have said there before, (which) is that third countries like North Korea that have perpetrated the Russia-Ukraine war bear responsibility,’ says State Department spokesperson - Ana