SEOUL (Reuters) – Sergei Shoigu, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security advisor, discussed Ukraine with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, according to the TASS news agency, during his latest visit as the nations’ security ties improve.
According to TASS, Shoigu said that one of the themes discussed with Kim was dialogue between Russia and the US.
His trip comes after Putin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on Ukrainian energy installations but refused to support a complete 30-day truce suggested by US President Donald Trump.
According to authorities in the United States, Ukraine, and South Korea, North Korea has dispatched more than 10,000 men to fight in Russia’s eastern Kursk area, as well as heavy weaponry such as artillery and missiles.
In exchange, Moscow is said to have provided North Korea with military and civilian technologies, as well as economic help.
Moscow and Pyongyang originally denied allegations of the deployment, but in October 2024 Putin did not deny that North Korean forces were in Russia, and a North Korean official stated that any such transfer would be legal.
Last year, Russia and North Korea inked a major deal that contains a mutual defense clause.
North Korean state media KCNA stated that a group led by Shoigu had arrived in Pyongyang, where they were met by top government officials and Moscow’s envoy.
The former defense minister had previously paid visits to Pyongyang as North Korea prepared to deploy troops to fight with Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Shoigu claimed his conversations with Kim lasted more over two hours, according to TASS.
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