Putin to Ratify “All-Encompassing” Strategic Partnership Agreement with North Korea

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has presented a draft law to the Russian Parliament to ratify a strategic partnership agreement with North Korea, according to Russian media.

"Putin has introduced a draft for the ratification of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Russian Federation and North Korea," reports RIA Novosti.

No additional details have been provided regarding the submission.

The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement was signed by Putin and Kim Jong Un on June 19 of this year, during Putin's official visit to Pyongyang.

The full text of the document was published by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) on June 20.

Earlier on October 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has referenced intelligence reports indicating North Korea’s de facto involvement in the ongoing war, after reports have emerged indicating that more than 20 soldiers were killed near Donetsk due to a missile strike on October 3, including six North Korean officers.

North Korea has reportedly provided Russia with millions of artillery shells and missiles since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Recent reports from Western intelligence suggest that Russia relies heavily on North Korea, receiving approximately half of its annual artillery shells from it.