Russia and North Korea Ratify Mutual Defense Pact: What You Need to Know
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally requested the State Duma to ratify a treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with North Korea, signed during his visit to Pyongyang in June. The treaty includes a mutual defense pact, with both countries pledging to assist each other in case of foreign aggression.
The partnership aims to ensure regional and international peace and security, based on principles of mutual respect, sovereignty, and non-interference in internal affairs. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have committed to opposing Western sanctions and not signing agreements against each other’s interests with third countries.
Despite claims from South Korea about North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the Kremlin has dismissed these as false. Putin has called such claims nonsense in the past, reinforcing the idea that the treaty is focused on defensive cooperation rather than offensive military alliances.
With this ratification, Russia and North Korea are poised to strengthen their strategic partnership and work towards a multipolar international system based on mutual trust and cooperation.