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Euromaidanpress
Euromaidan Press
9 Feb 2025
Benjamin Looijen


Kim Jong Un vows continued support for Russia as it fights for ”just cause”

With North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s latest pledge of unwavering support for Moscow, the partnership continues to pose challenges for Western efforts to maintain strategic stability.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. Photo via Wikimedia.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. Photo via Wikimedia.
Kim Jong Un vows continued support for Russia as it fights for ”just cause”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on 8 February vowed to maintain his country’s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine and threatened to bolster his nuclear forces to counter US military cooperation with Japan and South Korea in Asia.

Kim Jong Un’s declared support for Russia and threats to expand North Korea’s nuclear capabilities signals the deepening of a military partnership between two nuclear-armed states that challenges Western interests and stability in Europe as well as in Asia.

As reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, North Korea’s leader announced that “the army and people of [North Korea] will invariably support and encourage the just cause of the Russian Army and people to defend their sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity in keeping with the spirit of the treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership between [North Korea] and Russia.”

Western leaders and Ukrainian officials say North Korea has since last fall sent an estimated 11,000 troops to fight alongside of Kremlin troops, mainly in the Russian Oblast of Kursk.

Their current status is uncertain, with some intelligence sources saying many of the troops have been rotated out of the front lines after suffering horrific losses in fighting against Ukrainian forces.

However, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 8 February said Russia’s “cooperation with North Korea will continue to expand.”

Zelenskyy has publicly accused Russia and North Korea of trying to cover up evidence of the deployments by issuing fake papers to North Korean soldiers identifying them as Russian citizens.

The Kremlin and Pyongyang have not commented directly on the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia or the reported high losses.

Kim, speaking at the North Korean Defense Ministry to mark the country’s Army Day, also threatened to build up his nuclear forces and use other “countermeasures” as he blasted the military cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Japan.

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