North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the leader of a Russian delegation in Pyongyang and called for deepening trade, economic and scientific ties between the two countries, state media reported Tuesday.

North Korea could send up to 100,000 troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine. Source: Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with estimates made by some of the G20 countries Details: According to one source,

The president said stronger ties with South Korea and Japan are working, but did not address whether President-elect Donald J. Trump would continue his approach when he takes office in January.

The United States is concerned by Russia's growing relationship with North Korea and by what technology the two countries may be exchanging, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.

The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance.

North Korea ratified a major defence pact with Russia on Tuesday, outlining mutual military aid and requiring both countries to provide each other with immediate military assistance if attacked. Russia had already completed its side of the ratification last week after the pact was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov on Monday, state media KCNA reported, in the latest sign of growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, called for "broader and more diverse" cooperation with Russia during talks with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov. The meeting took place on Monday during the Russian delegation's visit,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov in Pyongyang, state media reported Tuesday, as visiting Russian delegations continue to highlight deepening ties between the two countries.

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, called for "broader and more diverse" cooperation with Russia during discussions with the Russian Minister of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov. The meeting took place on Monday during a visit by the Russian delegation,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Russia's visiting natural resources minister and called for "more extensive and diversified" promotion of cooperative relations between their countries, state media reported Tuesday.