Russia's Putin sent a message to North Korea's Kim to celebrate New Year's Day, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS/ File Photo

Source: KCNA

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message on December 18 to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to celebrate New Year's Day, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

The year 2025 had a "special meaning" for the relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang, Putin said in the message to Kim, according to KCNA.

The message said "heroic" participation of North Korean soldiers in the war in Russia's western Kursk region "clearly proved the invincible friendship" between the two countries, according to KCNA.

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