Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in North Korea for a rare visit that signals the two countries’ deepening alignment and Moscow’s need to source weapons from Pyongyang to sustain its war on Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin makes his first trip to North Korea since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the two nuclear-armed states deepen ties.

It marks the first trip in 24 years and comes as Russia seeks artillery and other arms amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday and hold talks with its leader, Kim Jong Un, the two countries said. Below is a timeline of key events in relations between Russia and North Korea over the last two decades.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday, the Kremlin has confirmed, after months of speculation over the much-hyped visit. After Kim Jong Un’s big green bulletproof train trundled around Russia’s Far East last year,

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for his first visit in 24 years, Interfax news agency reported. The visit at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscores Moscow's growing relationship with the nuclear-armed state since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.