KIM ON STRONG

North Korean despot offers 'full & unconditional' support to Putin

- CHRIS HUGHES

NORTH Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has pledged loyalty to Vladimir Putin and spoke of his total backing for Russia's war on Ukraine.

As the two despots staged a summit in Russia, Kim talked of his "full and unconditional support for all measures taken by the Russian government".

The North Korean dictator called Putin's war a "sacred fight".

Kim added: "We will always stand with Russia on the anti-imperialist front. He also said North Korea's relations with Russia are "the first priority".

The leaders met at a remote rocket launch base in Siberia for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of intensifying confrontations with the US.