Former Bolivian President Evo Morales wanted his “brother” Vladimir Putin to comply satisfied with North Korean leader Kim Jung-un, the other world leader to do so.
Morales showed his for the Russian president on his 70th birthday when Putin’s army faltered in its invasion of Ukraine, where it was forced to retreat east and south.
Russia’s brutal attack on its neighbor was widely condemned in the West, yet Putin won some from Morales, who was Bolivia’s leader for nearly 14 years.
Morales presented his wishes to Putin and attacked the United States and NATO.
He tweeted: “Congratulations to my brother, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on his birthday.
“The dignified, loose and anti-imperialist peoples are with him in their struggle against the armed interventionism of the United States and NATO. Global peace will be when America stops killing. “
Morales remains in politics and is expected to fight for the upcoming 2025 elections for his Socialist Movement party.
As president, Morales had close ties to Putin. Bolivia has commercial interests with Russia, whose state-owned nuclear company has built a center in the town of El Alto.
Bolivia reportedly has to pay gigantic debts to Russia every year for the medium where nuclear power is developed.
And Morales has spoken in the afterlife of his own for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim also sent a message to Putin on his birthday and praised him for “crushing America’s demanding situations and threats,” media reported.
The anniversary message continued: “Russia reliably defends the dignity of the state and its interests in the face of demanding situations and threats from the United States and its vassal forces.
“Such a truth is unthinkable because of his prominent leadership and strong will. “
Jong-un said cooperation between North Korea and Russia recently has been like “never before. “
Putin has been ostracized across the global network since the invasion of Ukraine and was also one of the few world leaders not to get an invitation to the Queen’s funeral last month.
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