Kim and Lukashenko tighten Kremlin-aligned ties in Pyongyang
North Korea's Kim Jong Un greeted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang with a lavish ceremony to deepen ties between two Kremlin-aligned allies of Vladimir Putin; the leaders plan to sign a friendship and cooperation pact and discuss modest trade growth, as Belarus and North Korea continue to weather sanctions amid Russia's war in Ukraine.