Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a two-day visit - his first in more than two decades. Elsewhere, the UK's Ministry of Defence says Russian forces are moving closer to a key Ukrainian supply route in the eastern Donetsk region.
US concerned by 'deepening' Russia-North Korea relationshipThe Pentagon voiced concern about the growing ties between Moscow and Pyongyang as Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea for his first visit in 24 years.
A number of Russian officials have travelled to Pyongyang as well as part of Mr Putin's delegation, including defence minister Andrei Belousov, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and deputy prime minister Alexander Novak. In a presidential order issued yesterday, Putin said Moscow was looking to sign a"comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" with North Korea.
Flight Radar 24 shows the planes travelled from Yakutsk in east Siberia, where Putin travelled to earlier today. Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea is an"opportunity for Russia to make mischief", an expert tells Sky News. During his trip, he is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss an arms arrangement between Pyongyang and Moscow.
"This is an opportunity for Russia to make mischief internationally by undermining the international sanctions' regime," he adds. "There is a danger that they could provoke a reaction from South Korea, and Russia and South Korea do have their own economic relationship," he says. Dutch outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be NATO's new secretary-general, according to reports.
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