North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds Putin for 'success' in Ukraine war on Russia Day

As ongoing Russia-Ukraine war crossed 100 days mark, rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un sent a special mess to Russian President Vlimir Putin on occasion of Russia Day. Applauding "special military operation" initiated by Putin, he said, "Russian people have achieved great successes in accomplishing ir goal". According to a report by state-run Korean Central News ncy (KCNA), rth Korean leer extended warm congratulations to "people-friendly government" and citizens of Russian Federation on its national day.

mess mentioned that Russia achieved great success in accomplishing its goal because it knew methods of defending dignity and security of its country. Kim Jong Un also defended all "possible reasons" that have potential to justify "ruthless war" against Ukrainians. mess said that Korean people extend full support and encourment to people of Moscow. "It is stefast stand of DPRK government to value DPRK-Russia relations with a long history and trition of friendship and good neighbourhood and comprehensively expand and develop m in keeping with requirement of new times and desire of peoples of two countries," re mess.

"I express conviction that DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation, which have greeted a new rical turn of ir development after our first meeting in Vlivostok in April 2019, would continue to strengn with vigour in all fields and strategic and tactical cooperation between two countries would get closer in journey for defending international justice and ensuring global security," it ded.

Latvian FM urges Moscow to abandon 'imperial ambitions' on Russia Day

Meanwhile, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics wished Moscow "defeat" in war in Ukraine in his mess to Kremlin on Russia Day. In his rar mocking greeting, he urged Russia to give up its "imperial ambitions" and embrace modern society. "Russia is marking its National, I wish defeat in aggressive war against #Ukraine, abandoning imperial ambitions and ultimately creation of modern and democratic country #Russiay2022 (sic)," he tweeted. 

tably, Russia started "special military operation" earlier on February 24 alleging Ukraine h been planning to join NATO military alliance. However, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy h said that Ukraine will t become a member of NATO alliance. Earlier last week, Moscow's upper parliament house speaker said Russia is rey to hold negotiations with Kyiv to restore peace in region. However, same has t been echoed by Russian government yet.

(Im: AP)