A record number of North Korean delegations have visited Russia this month, with the two sides focusing on deepening sports and cyber ties while celebrating their shared anti-Western stance.

The six DPRK delegations that have traveled to Russia in February mark the highest total since Oct. 2018, the NK Pro delegation tracker shows, amid expectations that Vladimir Putin will visit Pyongyang in the coming months.

North Korean officials notably participated in an information technology forum in Moscow, which experts say reflects the two countries’ similar positions on the need to restrict internet freedom.

Exchanges focused on sports and humanitarian activities