Kim tells Putin: I support your sacred battle with the west

Talks between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, began on Wednesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Kim pledged 'unconditional support' for Russia's military actions in Ukraine. The talks, which included their delegations, began shortly after Putin and Kim toured facilities at the cosmodrome, including two launchpads.

The leaders met at the remote Siberian rocket launch facility for a summit that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the US.