Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang on Friday for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to Russian and DPRK state media, as the allies continue their military cooperation over the war in Ukraine.

Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council and former defense chief, arrived in the morning and met Kim later in the day, delivering a personal message from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian leader “pays the closest attention to the implementation of the agreements” reached with the DPRK leader, Shoigu told Kim, according to Interfax, referring to the comprehensive strategic