SEOUL -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will kick off his first trip to North Korea in 24 years on Tuesday as he seeks to bolster the countries' ties in the face of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
International relations
Putin courts North Korean support in Ukraine war with rare trip
Pyongyang seen trying to cement military ties with Moscow
Russia's Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the Russian Far East last September. (KCNA via Reuters)
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