Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has wished his “brother” Vladimir Putin a happy birthday with North Korean leader Kim Jung-un the only other world leader to do so.
Morales showed his support for the Russian President on his 70th birthday with Putin’s army floundering in its invasion of Ukraine where it has been forced into retreats in the east and south.
Russia ’s brutal attack on its neighbour has been widely condemned in the West but Putin has received some support from Morales, who was Bolivian leader for almost 14 years.