Putin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multi-polar world

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, embracing leader Kim Jong Un in a show of solidarity between the internationally isolated nations. The two leaders agreed to develop their relations and build a “new multi-polar world” during talks, according to North Korean state media, as Russia seeks to boost economic and security ties with Kim’s regime amid its tensions with the West.