A Russian military delegation headed by Viktor Kalganov, deputy head of Russia’s National Defence Command Centre, arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korean media reported.

Kalganov is involved with Russian national security and the National Defence Command Center (NDCC) is tasked with assessing the political-military environment, threats to Russia, and command and control of Russian forces.

“The NDCC is the big brain hub command center that’s supposed to integrate operations,” Olga Oliker, a Senior Adviser and Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS, told NK News.

“So it’s different from a general ministry of defense delegation because you would expect