Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia political party Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean Workers’ Party director for international affairs Kim Song Nam attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea October 9, 2025. Sputnik/Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool via REUTERS