Putin and Kim spoke on the phone on Tuesday in a conversation that is described by the North Korean state propaganda agency KCNA as having had a "warm comradely atmosphere".
In the conversation, the two leaders are said to have confirmed their willingness to "strengthen cooperation in the future", according to KCNA. Russia and North Korea have tied closer ties in recent years and in June last year they signed a military agreement that includes a clause on mutual defense. Pyongyang has sent thousands of soldiers and weapons to Russia's support in the country's war of attack against Ukraine.
When Vladimir Putin visits Alaska on Friday, Donald Trump is expected to increase the pressure to get him to end the war.
