Putin to visit Kim in North Korea on Tuesday (June 18)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia in September 2023. - PHOTO: REUTERS

MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Kremlin said, a rare trip that underscores Moscow's burgeoning partnership with the reclusive nuclear-armed state.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin during a visit to Russia's Far East last September. Putin last visited Pyongyang in July 2000.