"Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin Correspond on Anti-Imperialist Agenda"

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters on the 78th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule, pledging to develop ties into a "long-standing strategic relationship." The United States has accused North Korea of supplying weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, a claim both Pyongyang and Moscow deny. The US remains "deeply concerned" about this alleged cooperation and believes Russia is seeking to increase its ties with North Korea. Meanwhile, Pyongyang criticized the US for calling a UN Security Council meeting on North Korea's human rights situation, calling it an "ugly hostile face" and highlighting the council's dysfunction under US authority.