Letter sent to mark anniversary of end of Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea is latest sign of increasingly close ties between two leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as "heroic" in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported Friday.- 'Excellent soldiers' - The letter from Putin came alongside a visit by a Russian delegation to Pyongyang,

Russian president Vladimir Putin, in a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, thanked North Korea for its support and assistance in the war against Ukraine, calling the cooperation between the countries a strategic partnership,