INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin on Monday, Moscow announced.The meeting
took place amid western claims that Russia plans to deploy thousands of Pyongyang's troops to the Ukraine conflict.Choe has been in Russia
deployment when asked about it publicly last month.The Kremlin published a video of the Russian leader greeting the North Korean minister in
a Kremlin hall.According to a Russian translation, Choe thanked Putin for meeting her and passed on well wishes from North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un.Choe last week held talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and said that Pyongyang aimed to be by Russia's side in what
combat imminently.The meeting came as Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock visited Kyiv.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has
criticized the muted Western response to the alleged North Korean troop deployment.
