A group of Russian school children from a Putin-related Russian youth movement will attend the Songdowon International Children's Camp in North Korea from July 24 to August 2.
Plans for the trip were announced by Grigory Gurov, who runs Putin's youth movement,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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The plans were announced by Grigory Gurov, the head of Putin's Movement of the First Youth organization. "Conditions there are good," Gurov said.
The camp is said to aim at developing relations with foreign countries and instilling state-approved activities, discipline, and respect for communist ideology among youth.
The Songdowon International Children's Camp is known for promoting North Korean ideology.
Expected camp activities include polishing statues of North Korean leaders and enforced exercise routines, according to a Daily Mail report.
The move is seen as part of strengthened relations between Russia and North Korea, particularly in the context of their growing isolation from the West.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Business Insider, Daily Mail, Economic Times, Telegraph, Pravda, Kyiv Independent