Grand celebration: People releasing balloons in the air as Putin and Kim attend a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang. — AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, during a summit that came as both face escalating standoffs with the West.
It could mark the strongest connection between Moscow and Pyongyang since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
