The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has sent a message to the leader of Kim Jong Un, in which he assures that ““Everything is going according to plan,” as collected . The message was conveyed through North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, who visited Moscow and was received by Putin in the Kremlin.
Although no details have been given about the content of the message, analysts believe that the communication could be related to economic and military agreements between and
Choe Son-hui’s visit is interpreted as another step in the rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang. In fact, the country has already shown its support for the Russian offensive in Ukraine. According to the South Korean spy agency, since October last year it has sent about 15,000 soldiers to support Russian forces in disputed territories.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov It has also maintained regular contacts with Pyongyang. Last July he visited North Korea, where he was received by Kim Jong-un, and in early October the former Russian president and current deputy head of the Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, thanked North Korean military aid during his visit to Pyongyang on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party.
In addition to direct military support, Pyongyang has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, combat vehicles and millions of artillery shellswhile Moscow would have provided North Korea with air defense systems, electronic warfare equipment and refined oil, according to Western intelligence reports.
Both Lavrov and Choe will participate this week in Minsk, in the III International Eurasian Security Conferencewhere talks on strategic cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang are expected to continue.
