Vladimir Putin on Wednesday gifted a second Aurus luxury limousine to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, as the two countries announced a breakthrough in their strategic partnership during the Russian president's rare visit to the reclusive state.
Putin landed in North Korea in the early hours of Wednesday local time, exactly 24 years to the day he was last in Pyongyang, for a high-profile visit amidst international concerns over their growing military cooperation and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked.