A high-level Russian delegation led by the deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko held talks with North Korean counterparts over the weekend, discussing “mutual support” after Russia successfully repelled most Ukrainian troops from its territory with the help of DPRK troops.

The Russian foreign ministry delegation arrived in Pyongyang for the visit on Friday, meeting with DPRK foreign minister Choe Son Hui and her deputy Kim Jong Gyu the following day, according to North Korean state media.

Rudenko was joined by Ambassador-at-Large Oleg Burmistrov and vice head of the foreign ministry’s first Asian department Maxim Volkov. All three have visited