Kim Jong-un called President Putin on his 72nd birthday, sending ‘eternal support’ to his ‘closest comrade’, as the North Korean despot speeds up efforts to become a military superpower

Kim Jong-un, North Korea's pint-sized despot, congratulated Russian President Putin on his 72nd birthday, sending warm greetings that could chill the West. ‌

Kim told his "closest comrade" that relations between the countries would be raised to a new level, according to the BBC . ‌

The sinister birthday message comes as spies find signs that Putin could be planning an attack on NATO . ‌

Pyongyang and Moscow have already grown closer since the start of the Ukraine war.

North Korean troops have provided cannon fodder in the Russian invasion.

But the 15,000 rookie soldiers have suffered h

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