Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin giving major address as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives on armoured train for talks

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Three-minute read: North Korea has little to lose here - but a lot to gain Analysis by Deborah Haynes, security and defence editor A rare summit between reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin underlines a growing pariah alliance that could impact global security. Moscow, locked in a bloody war of attrition with Ukraine and squeezed by an unprecedented array of Western sanctions, is desperate to secure large quantities of munitions, including artillery shells and bullets to fire at Ukrainian lines. Such an arsenal of weaponry is one of the few things Pyongyang can provide. In...