Kim welcomes fellow Putin ally Lukashenko with fanfare

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday
| President of the Republic of Belarus / via REUTERS
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang on Wednesday with a white-horse cavalry and 21-gun salute, cementing ties between two close allies of Russia's Vladimir Putin.Kim has provided Moscow ​with millions of rounds of ammunition for its war in Ukraine and sent troops to ‌help Russia ‌expel Ukrainian forces who invaded its western Kursk region
Lukashenko allowed Belarus to be ​used as a launchpad for Russia's invasion in February 2022, and subsequently agreed to host Russian tactical nuclear missiles on its territory, which borders three NATO alliance countries.Kim greeted Lukashenko with an embrace ⁠and laid on a lavish welcome ceremony with ranks of soldiers, cavalry and the gun salute after flag-waving children ⁠had cheered his arrival at the airport.

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