SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed troops fighting in an “alien land” in a New Year message to soldiers, state media reported Thursday, in which he underscored Pyongyang’s alliance with Russia. Without mentioning Ukraine, Kim addressed personnel in what state-run KCNA described as “overseas operations units”, congratulating their “heroic” defence of the nation’s honour and instructing them to “be brave”. “As the whole country is enveloped in a festive atmosphere of greeting the new year, I all the more miss you, who are fighting bravely on the battlefields in the alien land even at this moment, true […]... Keep on reading: North Korea's Kim hails troops fighting in 'alien land' – state media