Russian state media reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President

North Korea has already sent thousands of troops and a vast amount of conventional weapons to back Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Russia and North Korea have agreed that Pyongyang will send sappers and construction workers to assist with reconstruction efforts in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said following talks with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang,