Vladimir Putin Sends 447 Goats To President Kim Jong-un

Russia is sending more than 400 goats to North Korea, the latest sign of improved relations between the two countries.

According to North Korean state media, the goats will ensure an uninterrupted supply of dairy products for children in the country’s Nampo municipality.

Additional supply of farm animals from Russia are expected. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin inked a new strategic partnership contract during the latter’s June visit to Pyongyang. It was his first trip to the secluded East Asian state since 2000.

Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s official veterinary service, confirmed that 432 non-pregnant female goats and 15 male goats were transferred to a Korean trading enterprise.

Kim Jong-un presented Putin with two Pungsan dogs, a native breed, during his visit.

Moscow delivered 30 grey thoroughbred horses to Pyongyang in 2022.

Kim is thought to be an avid biker. Although Russia and North Korea have enjoyed amicable relations since the Soviet era, the Kremlin is looking to strengthen ties as part of its effort to form an anti-western alliance.

Russian state television has praised Moscow’s collaboration with Pyongyang as part of “the fight against the global imperialism of the United States and its satellites”.

North Korea supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is thought to have supplied artillery shells to Moscow’s army as well as a small number of ballistic missiles.

President Zelensky of Ukraine stated that Russia deployed a North Korean missile to target Kyiv on Saturday night, August 10, killing a father and his four-year-old son.

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