North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated that North Korea's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified. He referred to it as the exercise of sovereign rights to defend the fraternal nation, according to Reuters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday defended his country's participation in the Russia-Ukraine war as an "exercise of its sovereign rights," according to media reports. Kim made the remarks during a visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has demanded his country produce more artillery shells as it continues to support Russia 's war on Ukraine. Both South Korea and Japan accused the isolated nation of preparing missiles for Russia after firing a flurry of rockets into the Sea of Japan earlier this week.