🇰🇵 The official welcome ceremony of the President of the Russia Vladimir Putin by Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK Kim Jong Un took place in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, during which the two Heads of State introduced members of their delegations. #RussiaDPRK 🇷🇺🇰🇵 pic.twitter.com/mfq7mr0YCp

🇷🇺🇰🇵 Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives in #DPRK on a friendly state visit at the invitation of Kim Jong-un, Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK. 🤝 Kim Jong-un personally greeted Vladimir Putin at the Pyongyang airport. pic.twitter.com/h3YUNXKfKQ

NEW: Putin & North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in Pyongyang on June 19, likely aimed in part to use military-technical cooperation with North Korea as a threat against the West to discourage further support for Ukraine. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/AYJBZhkxdx

NEW: Putin published an article in North Korean state-owned outlet Rodong Sinmun praising Russian-North Korean cooperation on the eve of his visit to North Korea, likely to frame any future support that N. Korea will lend to Russia as part of a common struggle against the West. pic.twitter.com/tViWvv2Tho