This means a direct military involvement in the conflict, stated Kim, according to the state news agency KCNA, in connection with a visit by the Russian Defense Minister Andrej Belousov.
Kim is also reported to have said that it is self-defense when Russia gives a resolute response to attacks with Western weapons and lets the country's enemies pay the price.
In June, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the North Korean leader signed an agreement on strategic partnership. This means that the two countries will promptly offer each other military support in the event of an attack on Russia or North Korea. They will also jointly counteract sanctions directed against them.
During Belousov's visit, the countries promised to increase military cooperation. The Russian Defense Minister is an economic expert with a military background, a person well-suited to develop long-term cooperation, according to Hong Min, senior analyst at the Korea Institute for Reunification, in South Korea,
He is focused on securing access to weapons and military equipment in the long term, to get around sanctions and ensure reconstruction after war, says Hong Min to AFP.
