Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to arrive in North Korea this evening for meetings with its leader Kim Jong-un. The summit is Putin and Kim’s second meeting in nine months, and comes as Pyongyang is supplying critical munitions to fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine. Former CIA analyst and Korea-watcher Sue Mi Terry talks with host Marco Werman about what Pyongyang hopes to leverage from the visit.
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