At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine



News At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine Russian leader thanks officers linked to DPRK deployment at parade as Kim Jong Un visits Russian Embassy for Victory Day Anton Sokolin May 9, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Vladimir Putin greets KPA General Kim Yong Bok, tasked with leading DPRK troops in Russia, in Moscow on May 9, 2025. \| Image: Screengrab from footage by Komsomolskaya Pravda Russian President Vladimir Putin met and embraced the North Korean general leading troops deployed to fight against Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow on Friday, while DPRK leader Kim Jong Un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter to mark Victory Day. During the event at Red Square, Putin thanked and shook hands with five North Korean military officers, including three alleged to be leading the thousands of DPRK troops supporting Russia’s invasion, according to NK News analysis of footage from Komsomolskaya Pravda. The officials are: Russian President Vladimir Putin met and embraced the North Korean general leading troops deployed to fight against Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow on Friday, while DPRK leader Kim Jong Un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter to mark Victory Day. During the event at Red Square, Putin thanked and shook hands with five North Korean military officers, including three alleged to be leading the thousands of DPRK troops supporting Russia’s invasion, according to NK News analysis of footage from Komsomolskaya Pravda. The officials are: Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine

Russian leader thanks officers linked to DPRK deployment at parade as Kim Jong Un visits Russian Embassy for Victory Day

Anton Sokolin May 9, 2025

At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine

Vladimir Putin greets KPA General Kim Yong Bok, tasked with leading DPRK troops in Russia, in Moscow on May 9, 2025. | Image: Screengrab from footage by Komsomolskaya Pravda

Russian President Vladimir Putin met and embraced the North Korean general leading troops deployed to fight against Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow on Friday, while DPRK leader Kim Jong Un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter to mark Victory Day.

During the event at Red Square, Putin thanked and shook hands with five North Korean military officers, including three alleged to be leading the thousands of DPRK troops supporting Russia’s invasion, according to NK News analysis of footage from Komsomolskaya Pravda. The officials are:

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