Putin Meets North Korean Foreign Minister In Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin/PHOTO via Instagram @russian_kremlin

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Moscow with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

This meeting was held amid Western concerns about the increasing military relations between the two countries.

Reported by Reuters on Monday, November 4, in the video meeting, Putin shook hands for one minute while greeting Choe in the Kremlin.

Putin said they met on Russia's National Unity Day, a national holiday. Meanwhile, Choe conveyed his sincere, warm, and friendly greetings "from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Earlier the United States said North Korea had sent thousands of troops to Russia and was ready to join the war in Ukraine on the part of Moscow. Russia does not justify or deny their presence.

Choe, who traveled his second to Russia in six weeks, told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the two countries enjoyed unbeaten military friendly relations and North Korea would stand next to Russia until the day of victory in Ukraine.