North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the leader of a Russian delegation in Pyongyang and called for deepening trade, economic and scientific ties between the two countries, state media reported Tuesday.

The United States is concerned by Russia's growing relationship with North Korea and by what technology the two countries may be exchanging, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.

North Korea officially ratified a major defense pact with Russia that mandates mutual military assistance in the event of an attack. North Korean troops have already been deployed to Ukraine and the defense agreement raises alarm bells that their involvement will deepen,

On the one hand, the deployment of the North Korean troops seems a logical follow-up to the mutual defense treaty signed by Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang in June. On the other hand, it raises a series of important questions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov on Monday, state media KCNA reported, in the latest sign of growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow. During the meeting,

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, called for "broader and more diverse" cooperation with Russia during talks with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov. The meeting took place on Monday during the Russian delegation's visit,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov in Pyongyang, state media reported Tuesday, as visiting Russian delegations continue to highlight deepening ties between the two countries.

The United States said on Monday it was Russia that is escalating the conflict in Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops, after the Kremlin warned that Washington would deepen its involvement in the war by allowing Kyiv's forces to strike far into Russia with U.

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, called for "broader and more diverse" cooperation with Russia during discussions with the Russian Minister of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov. The meeting took place on Monday during a visit by the Russian delegation,

During his meeting with Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Alexander Kozlov, North Korea leader Kim Jong-undeclared that ties between the two nations "have reached a new strategic lev

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Russia's visiting natural resources minister and called for "more extensive and diversified" promotion of cooperative relations between their countries, state media reported Tuesday.