06:35The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK is aimed at providing assistance in case one of the signatories is subject to aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during the press conference following the talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Leader, Kim Jong-un.
"The Comprehensive Partnership Treaty signed today provides, among other things, for mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties to the document," the Russian leader said.
Putin also emphasised that Pyongyang took an 'objective and balanced position on the issue of the Ukrainian settlement' and understood the 'real root causes of the crisis'.
"This line of the Korean leadership is another clear confirmation of the truly independent, autonomous and sovereign course of the DPRK," Putin continued.
The Russian leader concluded by inviting Kim Jong-un for a return visit to Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. The heads of state are scheduled to hold discussions on various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations, and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the current leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his official visit to Pyongyang, Putin will leave for Hanoi at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.
New Russia-DPRK Treaty envisages 'assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties' - Putin
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK is aimed at providing assistance in case one of the signatories is subject to aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during the press conference following the talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Leader, Kim Jong-un.
"The Comprehensive Partnership Treaty signed today provides, among other things, for mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties to the document," the Russian leader said.
Putin also emphasised that Pyongyang took an 'objective and balanced position on the issue of the Ukrainian settlement' and understood the 'real root causes of the crisis'.
"This line of the Korean leadership is another clear confirmation of the truly independent, autonomous and sovereign course of the DPRK," Putin continued.
The Russian leader concluded by inviting Kim Jong-un for a return visit to Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. The heads of state are scheduled to hold discussions on various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations, and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the current leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his official visit to Pyongyang, Putin will leave for Hanoi at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK is aimed at providing assistance in case one of the signatories is subject to aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during the press conference following the talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Leader, Kim Jong-un.
"The Comprehensive Partnership Treaty signed today provides, among other things, for mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties to the document," the Russian leader said.
Putin also emphasised that Pyongyang took an 'objective and balanced position on the issue of the Ukrainian settlement' and understood the 'real root causes of the crisis'.
"This line of the Korean leadership is another clear confirmation of the truly independent, autonomous and sovereign course of the DPRK," Putin continued.
The Russian leader concluded by inviting Kim Jong-un for a return visit to Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. The heads of state are scheduled to hold discussions on various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations, and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the current leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his official visit to Pyongyang, Putin will leave for Hanoi at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.