North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will continue to support Russia's policies and he discussed the international political situation with Russia's defence

North Korea has held the opening ceremony for a memorial in Pyongyang built for its troops sent to Russia to fight Ukraine. Russia's parliamentary speaker met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and expressed gratitude.

North Korea and Russia are dramatically expanding high-level exchanges, with three Russian ministers visiting the North at the same time, as they mark the first anniversary of the recapture of the Kursk region next week amid Moscow's war with Ukraine,

Ties between both countries have surged amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow and Pyongyang deepening economic, political, cultural and military links.View on euronews