s defense ministry reported that Russia has ramped up its recruitment of prisoners to fill its military ranks in Ukraine.

Kims decision to meet with Putin now may reflect his frustrations over that.and why he might be looking to shake things up as his talks with the U.

North Korea is calling for Mike Pompeo to be replaced as negotiator 04:06 Kim has pushed Seoul hard to participate in joint inter-Korean projects to rebuild its railroads and improve its moribund infrastructure.North Korea test fires new-type tactical guided weapon.relations between Pyongyang and Moscow havent always been the picture of comradery.

many working in the logging industry in the Russian Far East.Putin will fly to Beijing for a major international meeting on Chinas Belt and Road initiative.

He has since held four summits with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Russia has shown a willingness to provide humanitarian aid and just last month announced that it had shipped more than 2.A military spokesman said the militants are believed to be a part of the same group that carried out the Easter Sunday violence.

We dont want to go back to that troublesome period.Embassy in Sri Lanka has also warned the public to stay away from places of worship over the weekend -- a stark alert underlining that authorities believe that attackers remain at large.

police armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles stood guard outside for hundreds of worshippers as the imam inside and others wept while praying to Allah to help their country.Police believe the site is where the Easter Sunday bombers may have made a video pledging allegiance to ISIS.