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Vladimir Putin accepts Kim Jong Un invitation to North Korea

No timeframe was given for Putin to visit Pyongyang [Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik via Reuters]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea after the two leaders held their first face-to-face summit in four years.

Kim is in Russia’s far east as Putin looks to reinforce alliances amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, and as the North Korean leader continues to advance his country’s military modernisation.

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