The Russian communist party has awarded North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the “Lenin Prize” for his outstanding contributions to “socialist construction,” praising him for standing up against “imperialist aggression” by supporting the invasion of Ukraine.

Kim is one of five recipients of the award this year, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) announced last week.

The party explained that the North Korean leader earned the prize for his “significant contribution” to both theory and practice of socialist construction; his “vigorous” resolve to stand for “a just and multipolar world” and confront imperialist aggression, hegemonism and neo-fascism; and