Putin thanks North Korea for sending troops to fight Ukraine: ‘Will never forget the heroism’

FoxNewsFlashtopheadlinesarehere.Checkoutwhat’sclickingonFoxnews.com. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinonMondaythankedNorthKoreaforsendingtroopstofightalongsideRussiainMoscow’swaragainstUkraineandvowednottoforgettheirsacrifices. Putin’scommentscamejusthoursafterNorthKoreaconfirmedforthefirsttimethatithaddeployedtroopstofightUkrainianforces. RussiasaidtwodaysearlierthatitstroopshadfullyreclaimedtheKurskregion,whichUkrainianforcesseizedlastyear.UkrainianofficialshavedeniedRussia’sclaimandsaidthattheoperationincertainareasofKurskisongoing. Inastatement,PutinpraisedNorthKoreantroopswhohesaidfought“shouldertoshoulderwithRussianfighters,defendedourMotherlandastheirown.” TRUMPBLASTSPUTIN,QUESTIONINGIFRUSSIANLEADERWANTSPEACEORISJUST‘TAPPINGMEALONG’ RussianPresidentVladimirPutinthankedNorthKoreaforsendingtroopstofightalongsideRussiainMoscow’swaragain