SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told the Russian defence minister that Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to fight in self-defence, state media said on Saturday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will 'invariably support' Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia's visiting defense chief.

It's unlikely in the short term, but observers suggest the return of a key figure behind past summits hints at a possible revival The return of an integral figure behind Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un's historic 2018 summit has sparked speculation about the future of US-North Korea diplomacy and the potential for another meeting between the two