Recently, the President of Russia gave 24 thoroughbred horses to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who, in turn, gave him dogs
Handout / Russia’s natural resources ministry / AFP
The president of , , presented dozens of animals to the Pyongyang zoo. “An African lioness, two brown bears, two domesticated yaks, five white cockatoos, 25 pheasants of different species and 40 mandarin ducks were transferred from the Moscow Zoo to the Pyongyang Zoo,” the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources said on Wednesday. Friday (20). This was another sign of rapprochement between the two countries allied against the West in the context of the conflict in . The minister, Alexandre Kozlov, who visited North Korea, emphasized that it was a “gift from Vladimir Putin”.
The ministry released a video showing the animals, wrapped in wooden boxes, being unloaded from a transport plane. It also shows the lioness in her new glass and concrete cage at Pyongyang Zoo. Recently, Putin gave 24 thoroughbred horses to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who, in turn, gave him dogs. The two countries, which consider the United States an existential threat, have intensified their relations since Russia launched its offensive against Ukraine in February 2022. This year, they signed a mutual defense pact, and Pyongyang is accused of supplying large quantities of ammunition, missiles and even 10,000 soldiers for the Russian army.
*With information from AFP
Published by Sarah Américo
