Putin discussed the war in Ukraine with the foreign minister of North Korea

Putin received North Korea's foreign minister, who promised that the DPRK would "stand firm with its Russian comrades."

The President of the Russian Federation received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea Choi Song Hee in the Kremlin, the spokesman of the Russian President Dmytro Peskov said.

On Friday, she met with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. At this meeting, as reported by the BBC, Tsoi stated verbatim:

"From the very beginning of the 'special military operation', respected Comrade Chairman of the State Affairs Kim Jong-un has instructed that we, without looking back to anyone, consistently and powerfully support and provide assistance to the Russian army and the Russian people in their holy war."