MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin will later Monday host North Korea’s top diplomat in the Kremlin, the Russian president’s spokesman said, as the two sides deepen military and political ties amid the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui earlier hailed the “spiritual closeness between Pyongyang and Moscow” in a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during her visit to the Russian capital.

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin will later Monday host North Korea’s top diplomat in the Kremlin, the Russian president’s spokesman said, as the two sides deepen military and political…

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui praised the 'spiritual closeness' between the two states.