Edging closer to World War III isn’t great for friendships, as Vladimir Putin, who wasn’t exactly swimming in allies to begin with, is now losing the few he had left.

Pyongyang will "invariably support" Moscow, North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, told a visiting Russian delegation last week.

His statement follows the earlier numerous reports about North Korean soldiers stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast, and even the first clashes with them in November. Read also: North Korea supplies Russia with over 100 artillery units and missiles – Defense Intelligence Zelenskyy highlighted that North Korean soldiers have already been killed in