North Korean weapons, Russian oil, mutual defence pact

According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, the new document was needed because of the "profound" changes in the geopolitical situation across the globe and within the region specifically. On Wednesday, the two leaders signed a new treaty on a "comprehensive strategic partnership" that reinforces military cooperation to include a mutual pledge to help each other if attacked. New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday met his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang in an effort to shore up support, especially military aid, from one of Moscow's strongest supporters in its war against Ukraine. Putin's first visit to the…