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Kim welcomes Belarus’ Lukashenko to North Korea with a 21-gun salute

South China Morning Post · · 263 words · By Agence France-Presse

Belarusian President Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a 'friendship and cooperation' treaty during Lukashenko's first visit to North Korea. Both leaders emphasized cooperation against Western pressure and mentioned their countries' support for Russia's actions in Ukraine.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Lukashenko greeted by Kim Jong-un on Belarus leader’s first visit to North Korea”
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Multiple independent sources including The Guardian, Belarus news outlets, and North Korean state media confirm Lukashenko was greeted by Kim Jong-un during his first visit to North Korea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viktor Aleksandrovich Lukashenko or Viktar Alyaksandravch Lukashenka (born 28 November 1975) is a Belarusian politician and the eldest son of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. He currently se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Lukashenko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 26 January 2025. The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term. Incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko has won every presidential electio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Belarusian_presidential_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician and dictator who has been the first and only…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko
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“The two countries also signed a ‘friendship and cooperation’ treaty to deepen ties”
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Three distinct web search results from different outlets (Tempo, NDTV, Yonhap) independently confirm the signing of the 'friendship and cooperation' treaty between Belarus and North Korea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarus–North Korea relations are the bilateral relations between Belarus and North Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus–North_Korea_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Korea is the tenth country to develop and most recent to openly test nuclear weapons. As of 2025, its arsenal is estimated as the world's smallest, with around 50 nuclear weapons and production …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Support for Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine has come from countries such as Belarus, North Korea, China, and Iran. It has included direct military assistance, economic and technological aid,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_for_Russia_in_the_Russ…
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“Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers are thought to have died”
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Three separate web search results from South Korean media outlets (Tempo, NDTV, Yonhap) independently report South Korea's estimate of 2,000 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Areas of southern and eastern Ukraine are occupied and controlled by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the ongoing invasion. In Ukrainian law, they are defined as the "temporarily occu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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“Both nations are under Western sanctions and are accused of gross human rights violations”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about sanctions and human rights accusations.
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“The two men met last year in China”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about a meeting in China.
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“Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun – where the embalmed bodies of Kim’s father and grandfather lie in state – to pay his respects”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about visiting the Kumsusan Palace.
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