Before his summit with North Korea’s Kim, Putin vows they’ll beat sanctions together

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first trip to the country in 24 years. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions…