MOSCOW/NEW YORK -- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by phone, the Kremlin said Tuesday, in a show of unity before Putin's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed their countries' strategic partnership in a phone call on Aug. 12. (Source photos by Reuters)
MOSCOW/NEW YORK -- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by phone, the Kremlin said Tuesday, in a show of unity before Putin's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska.