Bharat Express

Vladimir Putin

North Korea and Russia have signed a military assistance agreement, committing to provide all available aid in case of armed aggression and prohibiting third-country treaties infringing on each other's interests

Both countries have faced a slew of United Nations sanctions, Pyongyang since 2006 for its illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, and Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine

The visit will involve one-on-one conversations between the two presidents, as well as a gala concert, state reception, honour guards, document signings, and a statement to the media

Ukraine and the West have dismissed those allegations as baseless, portraying Russia's military actions as naked imperial-style aggression

Putin warns the West of a potential nuclear war over Ukraine, defending Russia's nuclear strategy and stating that the West believes Russia will never use nuclear weapons

Dyumin joined Russia's Federal Guards Service (FSO), which protects the Kremlin elite, in 1995 and guarded Putin for his first and second mandates

As a part of a bloc-wide mission established in 2022, EU nations have trained 50,000 Ukrainian troops outside of the war-torn nation

Russia intends to hold a rival athletic event in September after being forbidden from competing as a nation in the Olympics

The Kremlin announced this week that the two leaders would discuss their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation

Trade between China and Russia has increased since the Ukraine invasion, which Beijing has never denounced, and hit $240 billion in 2023