Russia’s foreign intelligence chief paid a visit to North Korea this week, the country’s spy service has said.
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), visited Pyongyang on 25-27 March.
The aim of the visit was to deepen cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang and discuss broader regional security, SVR was quoted as saying by Russian state news agency TASS.
Korean’s state media agency, KCNA, which first reported the visit, said the two sides discussed further boosting cooperation to deal with the “ever-growing spying and plotting moves by the hostile forces”.
Mr Putin has strengthened ties with North Korea, with which Russia shares a border, since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The United States and its allies have condemned what they say have been significant North Korean missile deliveries to Russia to help its war effort.
Both Russia and North Korea have repeatedly dismissed the criticism.
Suspect accused of aiding gunmen in Moscow terror attack appeals against detention
One of the suspects in the Moscow terror attack has lodged an appeal against his pre-trial detention, Russia state-owned media agency RIA is reporting.
Eight people have been arrested after last week’s attack, in which at least 143 people were killed.
Aminchon Islomov, a native of Tajikistan who is suspected of aiding four gunmen who attacked the Crocus City Hall venue, has appealed his pre-trial detention, according to RIA.
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