North Korea has extended a warm welcome to Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his delegation, as they arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening, according to state media reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to "kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group.
In a surprising turn of events, the chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will travel to Belarus and avoid facing charges after calling off his troops' advance on Moscow.
