Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un meet in Russian spaceport with Ukraine, tech for Pyongyang military high on agenda

Seoul, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its "full and unconditional support" for Russia's "sacred fight" to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the "anti-imperialist" front.

Kim also called North Korea's relations with Russia his nation's "first priority."

The leaders met at a remote Siberian rocket launch facility for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries' separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States.