SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will always stand with Moscow, state media reported on Thursday. In a message for Russia Day,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his "unshakable will" to continue the "indestructible, genuine relationship" with Russia in his congratulatory remark to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his pledge to unconditionally support Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media said, as the sanctions-defying alliance between the two countries raises security concerns in the region.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated support for Russian President Putin during a meeting with security aide Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang. The alliance raises regional security concerns amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Russia’s security chief Sergei Shoigu discussed the Ukraine conflict with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to Pyongyang on Wednesday, both countries said. North Korea has become one of Russia’s main allies during Moscow’s more than three-year-long Ukraine offensive,

North Korea’s relationship with Russia is now “forged in blood”, Kim Jong-un said in a message to Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said ties between North Korea and Russia have developed into an "indestructible, genuine" relationship between comrades-in-arms and an alliance, state media reported Thursday.