SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

SEOUL: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to boost military cooperation between the two isolated nations, Pyongyang state media said Saturday (Nov 30).

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in Pyongyang for talks with North Korean officials, stoking concerns over a further deepening of military cooperation between the two countries.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia's visiting defense chief

North Korean soldiers deployed to Kursk to fight with Moscow's forces against Ukraine are well trained but are not being sent into combat, according to a Russian military blogger. Moscow is tight-lipped about the presence of troops sent by Pyongyang to help with its operation to oust Ukrainian troops in the Russian region where they staged an incursion on August 6.

The European Parliament on Thursday condemned the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia's war with Ukraine and criticized China for its assistance to Moscow. Lawmakers adopted a resolution denouncing Russia's use of North Korean forces and its testing of new ballistic missiles on Ukraine,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian defence minister Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to take action in self-defence,

Seoul: Amid Ukrainian President Vlodomir Zelenskyy's conditional agreement to ceasefire in a bid to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met with Russia's Defence Chief and extended ‘invariable support’ to Russia amid its war with Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia’s defense chief, the North’s state media reported Saturday.

North Korea said Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a "just war." Meanwhile Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel said Ukraine could consider "diplomatic solutions" to the war. DW has the latest.