Putin’s Aide Shoigu in Pyongyang Again on ‘Special Mission’

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security aide Sergei Shoigu made his third visit to North Korea in as many months according to Tass news service, in a sign of Moscow’s deepening embrace of North Korea.

The Russian senior official is holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang while on a “special mission” from Putin, the Russian Security Council’s press service said Tuesday. Tass didn’t clarify what that mission may be.