North Korean President Kim Jong Un said, per KCNA: "If the henchmen of the United States and the West, with their tacky, defective munitions, attempt another assault on Russia, I will unhesitatingly issue an order on using the armed forces of the DPRK (North Korea) in repelling the enemy's invasion."

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces and stressed "full preparations for war," state media reported Wednesday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region for the first time since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month. The Kremlin said that during the visit on Tuesday Putin met volunteer organizations in the region and visited the Kursk-II nuclear power plant.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a strategic defence treaty last year. (Sputnik/Kremlin/AP pic) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified,