Putin's gift to North Korea - lion and bears

Two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants, as well as ducks, were delivered from Moscow

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Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the main zoo in North Korea with more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, which is interpreted as another confirmation of closer relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.

The Minister of the Environment Aleksandar Kozlov was in the delegation that delivered the animals to the capital of North Korea by cargo plane, his office announced on the Telegram channel.

Two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants, as well as ducks, were also delivered from Moscow, Kozlov's cabinet announced.

The gift came weeks after the US and South Korea revealed that North Korea sent thousands of soldiers to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine.

During his stay in Pyongyang, the Russian environment minister also had a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

This is not the first time recently that Russia has sent animals to North Korea.

Earlier this year, Putin presented Kim with 24 thoroughbred horses, allegedly as a thank you for the artillery shells Russia received from North Korea.

Putin and Kim have strengthened their alliance in recent months as both countries face Western sanctions.

The Russian president needs support for his war in Ukraine, while North Korea needs Russian space technology that could help its missile program.

Putin's visit to North Korea in June of this year showed that the relations between the two countries are getting better and stronger, when the two leaders signed an agreement on mutual protection in case of "aggression".

During the visit, Putin presented Kim with a Russian Aurus limousine, a tea set and works of art.

Kim is believed to be a car enthusiast - he has been seen in various luxury cars, such as Maybach, Mercedes and Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Putin also presented Kim with an aurus in February, five months after the North Korean leader visited the Vostochny space center in Russia's far east.

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