North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the North's deployment of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine was justified, defending his country's participation in the war as an exercise of its sovereign rights.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defence of a “brother nation,” state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un defended North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, citing it as a defense of a 'brother nation.' He praised soldiers involved and said military ties with Russia strengthened under a treaty with Putin.