The pro-Putin pop star Shaman and Russian art troupes performed for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a concert in Pyongyang on Thursday, a showcase of friendly ties that paid tribute to DPRK soldiers who died in the Ukraine war. 

The singers and other performers from the Russian State Academic People’s Chorus, the “Todec” Ballet Theater and the Russian military’s Air and Space Forces Ensemble gave the special art performance at the Mansudae Art Theatre, the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

The visit by the Russian “art missions” took place as part of celebrations marking