North Korea’s state propaganda agency confirmed on Wednesday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un entertained a call the day before from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who has emerged as Pyongyang’s favorite patron following the signing of a mutual defense treaty last year.

Both the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Kremlin confirmed the phone call, which occurred on Tuesday, days before a highly anticipated meeting Putin scheduled with American President Donald Trump on Friday. Putin is expected to meet Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, their first encounter since Trump won a second term in office in November. Russia’s ongoing…

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