Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine as nations sign mutual defensive pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual aid pact on Wednesday, bringing the two nations closer than ever since the fall of the Soviet Union.

The pact, which both leaders emphasized as a historic agreement between the countries, supposedly covers issues of defensive security, humanitarian aid, trade and investment.

Putin thanked Kim on Wednesday for North Korea’s “unwavering support” for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Putin’s visit was part of a desperate attempt to maintain international allies despite the increasingly protracted invasion.

“We have seen […] “Russia is desperately trying to develop and strengthen relationships with countries that can provide it with what it needs to continue the war of aggression it started against Ukraine,” Blinken said.

He added that the United States “will do everything possible to cut off the support that countries like Iran and North Korea are providing.”

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Putin received a red carpet welcome, a military ceremony and a hug from Kim during a state visit to Pyongyang, where the two promised to forge closer ties. (KRISTINA KORMILITSYNA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Kim has been enthusiastic about building partnerships with Russia and China to build international legitimacy despite his country’s dismal human rights record.

The hermit country has worked to supply ammunition and other military resources to the Russian military since the start of the war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian military has recovered weapons with markings indicating they are North Korean-made.

Putin last visited North Korea in 2000, when the hereditary dictatorship was under the control of Kim’s father. Kim Jong-il.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, was founded in 1948 with direct influence from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

the kim family —sometimes called the Mount Paektu lineage—is the country’s hereditary dictatorship founded by communist revolutionary Kim Il Sung.

North Korea operates under the state ideology of Juche, a quasi-communist worldview founded on a personality cult and zealous nationalism.