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Putin thanks North Korea for troop deployment and promises not to forget their sacrifices

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea Monday for fighting alongside his troops against Ukrainian forces and promised not to forget their sacrifices, hours a…

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Putin thanks North Korean troops for fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk (opens The Boston Globe)

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    US, South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence officials have said North Korea dispatched 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall in its first participation in a major armed conflict since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

  2. News Nation Now

    Putin thanks North Korea for troop deployment and promises not to forget their sacrifices (opens News Nation Now)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea Monday for fighting alongside his troops against Ukrainian forces and promised not to forget their sacrifices, hours a…

  3. The Hill

    Putin thanks North Korea for troops deployed in Russia (opens The Hill)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korea for deploying troops to aid in the Kremlin’s recent military operation against Ukraine. “Our North Korean friends’ move was guided by a sense of solidarity, justice and genuine comradery,” Putin said in a statement, reported by the state…

  4. Fox News

    Putin thanks North Korea for sending troops to fight Ukraine: 'Will never forget the heroism' (opens Fox News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korea for sending troops to fight alongside Russia in Moscow's war against Ukraine.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Helen Regan, Michael Rios, Darya Tarasova and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has for the first time acknowledged that North Korean soldiers took part in the fighting to recover Russian territory after Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region last year.

  6. Just the News

    Putin thanks North Korea for troop deployment in war against Ukraine (opens Just the News)

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    "The Russian people will never forget the heroism of the DPRK special forces," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Putin thanks North Korea for sending its troops to fight Ukraine in Kursk region (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean troops for fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, after North Korea on Monday confirmed the deployment for the first time.

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