Pyongyang, North Korea:
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for his first go to in 24 years, Interfax information company reported.
The go to on the invitation of North Korean chief Kim Jong Un underscores Moscow’s rising relationship with the nuclear-armed state since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Putin issued a presidential order on the eve of the go to saying Moscow was trying to signal a “complete strategic partnership treaty” with North Korea, which his overseas coverage aide Yuri Ushakov stated would come with safety cooperation.
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