North Korea Reaffirms Support for Russia in Ukraine Conflict

• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirms his country’s unconditional support for Russia’s efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.

• The two countries held high-level strategic talks, with North Korea providing troops and arms for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

• North Korea’s Defence Ministry warned against South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. following a recent aerial drill by allies.

• Russia also claimed to have captured another village in the west of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, marking a significant advance towards the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region.