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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will travel to North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday to meet with one of the main arms suppliers for his war against Ukraine.
As the war has dragged on, Russia has found itself in dire need of conventional weapons, including artillery shells, that North Korea could supply.
Here’s some background on what has happened so far and why it matters.
The United States first accused North Korea of selling artillery to Russia as far back as September 2022, seven months after the war started. At the time...
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