Tuesday Briefing: Kim and Putin Plan to Meet in Russia

Kim and Putin plan to meet in Russia Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, plans to travel to Russia this month to meet with its president, Vladimir Putin, to discuss military cooperation, including the possibility of supplying Russia with more weaponry for its war in Ukraine, according to U.S. and allied officials. Putin wants Kim to …

Erdogan Urges Resumption of Grain Deal in Call With Putin

Turkey’s president has called on Russia and Ukraine to avoid escalating their conflict and urged the resumption of a deal that had enabled Ukraine to export its grain across the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said on Wednesday after he spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin. The call, believed …