(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Putin will visit North Korea today, then Vietnam; Peskow accused NATO of an "escalation" [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-17 Putin has exchanged some ministers, mostly replacing'em by relatives. Today he is heading to North Korea www.yahoo.com/… Russia's Putin to visit North Korea, Vietnam www.telegraph.co.uk/… news.sky.com/... Vladimir Putin to meet Kim Jong-un in first visit to North Korea for 24 years The delegation that includes Andrey Belousov, his new defence chief, and Sergey Lavrov, the veteran foreign minister, Russian officials have said. Russian state media reported that a “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” may be signed between Putin and Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, during the trip. The two autocrats have been deepening relations and trade in weapons since Moscow invaded Ukraine. They are set to discuss “security, economy, energy, and transport” issues according to the official communiqué. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/17/2247187/-Putin-will-visit-North-Korea-today?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/