North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un pledged his full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's "sacred struggle" against Ukraine on Wednesday.
Putin hosted Kim for a rare summit at a space facility in Russia's far east on Wednesday, the first such meeting in four years. Putin seeks further support for his war in Ukraine as military resources are stretched thin, while Kim's regime is pushing for assistance with its space program and its desiccated economy.
"Russia is now rising to the sacred struggle to defend its state sovereignty and protect its security," Kim told the Russian leader in words released by the Kremlin in a video reported by the Washington Post. "We have always supported and stand by all decisions of President Putin and the Russian government. I hope that we will always stand together in the fight against imperialism."