RT reported that on December 27, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un extended New Year's greetings to Russian President Putin, the Russian government, and the entire Russian people.

The message stated that in the upcoming year of 2025, the relationship between Russia and North Korea, as a "sincere alliance," has been further consolidated. This relationship is a bond of "sharing blood, sorrow, and joy in the same trench," and its "absolute strength and power" has left more distinct marks in the chapters of time and history.

Kim Jong-un firmly believes that no force can destroy the relationship between the two countries or the unity between their peoples.

In his New Year's message, Kim Jong-un referred to the Russia-North Korea relationship as the "most sincere alliance" and publicly confirmed for the first time that North Korean troops were involved in the battlefield actions in Ukraine, which has drawn international attention.

In his New Year's message to Putin on December 27, Kim Jong-un defined the Russia-North Korea relationship as the "most sincere alliance that shares life and death in the same trench," emphasizing that the two countries continue to write a "new era of alliance relations" through "complete support and selfless solidarity."

He specifically mentioned that North Korean soldiers participated in the "battle to liberate the Kursk region" and the engineering corps' aid actions in 2025, stating that this action "absolutely strengthened the alliance relationship," and pledged that North Korea would "always stand with Russia."

Putin had previously sent a message to Kim Jong-un on December 18, praising the "brave performance" and engineering contributions of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk battle, clearly stating the "unbreakable combat friendship" between the two countries.

Both sides mentioned that the clauses of the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" signed in 2024 have been "fully implemented," including expanding political, economic, and military cooperation. Putin promised to "strengthen friendly alliance relations" in the future.

The mutual New Year's messages between the leaders of North Korea and Russia carry significant geopolitical significance:

North Korea has obtained advanced missile guidance technology and satellite data through military assistance to Russia, breaking the United Nations sanctions; Russia has gained additional manpower and a strategic foothold in the Far East. The symbiotic system formed by both sides directly challenges the Western-dominated international order.

The US, Japan, and South Korea are accelerating military integration to counter the Russia-North Korea alliance, and South Korea has once again raised the issue of nuclear armament, intensifying the confrontation situation in the Northeast Asian bloc. Russia and North Korea are strengthening economic ties through cross-border infrastructure projects along the Tumen River, building an independent cooperation system bypassing dollar settlements.

This New Year's message is not just a routine exchange, but a summary of the deep military and economic entanglement throughout the year. The relationship between the two countries has transformed from a "strategic partner" into a "defensive alliance" bound by law, which has overturned the traditional balance of power in Northeast Asia through battlefield evidence (the Kursk operation) and systematic cooperation (treaty + infrastructure). In the future, the effectiveness of Western sanctions will continue to weaken, and the risk of regional confrontation will significantly increase.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1852628443257884/

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