MoscowcTypeface:> Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin for talks on Monday. "Today is a national holiday for us, and meeting with good friends on holidays is a good tradition,” Putin said in greeting. The Kremlin did not disclose any details of their discussion.

North Korea supports Moscow in the Russian war on Ukraine, launched in 2022. Choe was last a guest in the Kremlin in January.

It was recently revealed that thousands of North Korean soldiers are now in Russia in the border area with Ukraine. On Friday, Choe told her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that North Korea would help Russia in the war until victory. (DPA)