Russia invited the North Korean army to participate in the “Victory Day” parade.

reported by Mehr News Agency, according to KBS, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belusov, during his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, officially asked the country’s forces to attend the 80th anniversary of the victory of the former Soviet Union in the war. The second world has invited is.

Every year on the 9th of May in Moscow’s Red Square, Russia commemorates the victory of the former Soviet Union against Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945 by holding a “Victory Day” ceremony.

According to reports, Belusov has invited North Korean troops to participate in the military parade of next year’s ceremony. Moscow had previously announced that it will host a big celebration next year on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of “Victory Day”.

This invitation comes at a time when Moscow and Pyongyang have just signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with each other and have pledged to defend each other in the event of a possible attack by a foreign force supported by a nuclear state. Also, South Korea and the West have also claimed that North Korea has sent its forces to Russia’s operational areas in the Kursk region in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Russia’s invitation for North Korean armed forces to attend the “Victory Day” ceremony has increased speculation about Kim Jong-un’s visit to Moscow.