Pyongyang/Moscow, Dec. 27 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended his congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on New Year in a letter, which was revealed by the DPRK state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"Dear my comrade! On behalf of the government of the DPRK and the Korean people, I extend the warmest and sincerest greeting of best wishes to you and, through you, to the government of the Russian Federation and the fraternal Russian people on the occasion of the New Year 2026," the letter reads.

The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) further hailed Moscow-Pyongyang relations, stating that they have been bolstered even further since 2025, evolving "into the sincerest alliance of sharing blood,...