Russian President Putin honours Kim Jong Un with commemorative WWII medal

Russian President Vlimir Putin has houred rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un with a commemorative World War II medal to mark 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. Russian embassy in Pyongyang said on May 5 that medal was awarded to Kim for role he played in safeguarding memories of Soviet soldiers who died in territory of rth Korea. According to statement, it was Russian ambassor in rth Korea, Alexander Matsegora who presented award to rth Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon on May 5. 

Both Russian and rth Korean officials met with face masks on amid coronavirus outbreak even though Pyongyang has t reported a single case of COVID-19 disease. Last year, Kim was invited to Russia on May 9 to attend military pare in Moscow for 75th anniversary. However, Russian President n anunced decision to postpone ceremonies indefinitely in wake of global health crisis.

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Kim's public appearance after 20 days

Russian government's hour for Kim came when his sudden public disappearance recently h fueled conflicting media reports about his health being in grave danger. Even though rth Korean leer put an end to all speculations over health being in severe after an operation by attending an event, South Korea has said that its assessment is that Kim never underwent surgery. rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un’s public appearance was brocasted by media after nearly being absent for 20 days leing to intense speculation about his health. On May 1, Kim was spotted smiling and walking around factory facilities at a ceremony marking completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang.

A local South Korean media outlet h cited an unnamed senior official at Blue House saying that despite conflicting media reports about Kim based on “difference to his walk”, officials in South Korea “have reasons to believe that re was surgery”. However, unidentified official furr ded, “but cant disclose such details”. Speculations over condition of Kim’s health and his sudden lack of public appearances grew intense when an American media cited US intelligence monitoring rth Korea to claim that Kim was in “grave danger” after cardiovascular surgery. However, hours after that report sent shock waves, two government sources of international media outlet from South Korea said on April 21 that he was "t gravely ill".

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(With AP inputs)