Putin and Kim Strengthen Ties with Mutual Defense Pact
TL;DR
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a mutual defense treaty with North Korea, formalizing a strategic partnership that requires each nation to assist the other in the event of an armed attack. This treaty, initially announced during a summit between Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June, has been ratified by Russia's parliament and is now law.
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- Putin signs mutual defense treaty with North Korea The Jerusalem Post
- Putin signs into law mutual defence treaty with North Korea Reuters
- Russia ratifies North Korea pact after US says up to 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Kursk The Associated Press
- North Korean Troops Enter Combat in Russia as Moscow and Pyongyang Agree to Mutual Defense Pact Democracy Now!
- Russia's Putin Orders More Efforts in Suppressing Extremism U.S. News & World Report
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