Russian Parliament Speaker in North Korea to Commemorate Pyongyang's Troop Deployment

Reuters

Russia’s State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia's parliament, arrived in North Korea on ‌Saturday to attend an event to commemorate Pyongyang's deployment of troops to help Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, Tass news agency reported.

Volodin, speaker of Russia's Duma, ⁠was welcomed by Jo Yong-won, head of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, the Russian news agency Tass said. 

North Korea is estimated to have sent around 14,000 troops to fight alongside Russian forces against Ukraine. More than 6,000 of them have been killed, according to South Korean, Ukrainian and Western officials.

Pyongyang is expected to hold a ceremony marking what it described as the “liberation of Kursk”, one year after Russia declared the region had been recaptured from Ukraine.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin ⁠met in June 2024 and signed a comprehensive strategic treaty that includes a mutual ⁠defence pact. The two countries had rapidly developed diplomatic and military ties since 2023.

Source: Reuters



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