“President Vladimir Putin of Russia will make a state visit in North Korea beginning Tuesday for a meeting with its leader, Kim Jong-un, the Kremlin and North Korean state media said Monday. It will be their second meeting in nine months, as the two countries deepen military ties to support Mr. Putin’s war in Ukraine with North Korean weapons,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Putin last visited North Korea in 2000, when he became the first Russian or Soviet leader to visit the nation. The trip highlights North Korea’s growing strategic importance for Mr. Putin, especially its ability to supply badly needed conventional weapons for the war in Ukraine.”
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