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Kim Jong Un meets Russian trade official, vows to expand economic ties

Russian military delegation also arrives in North Korean capital amid DPRK troop deployment to fight Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a top Russian trade official met in Pyongyang on Monday and vowed to expand economic ties, according to state media, while a Russian military delegation arrived in the DPRK the same day.

The Rodong Sinmun reported Tuesday that Kim met a delegation led by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, at the Workers’ Party headquarters for one-on-one talks.

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