(UPDATE) MOSCOW: Kim Jong Un vowed closer ties with Moscow on Wednesday, saying his isolated country would "always be with Russia" as President Vladimir Putin hosted the North Korean leader at a Far East spaceport.

Russia has become a pariah in the West after his forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 and has looked to strengthen alliances with other hardline leaders ostracized by Western countries.

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