Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un more than two dozen thoroughbred horses. This was part of the payment for North Korean artillery shells provided to Russia, according to The Sunday Times. The agency notes that the North Korean leader has received a new shipment of horses from Russia of the Orlov trotter breed, signaling a deepening alliance with Putin. The Veterinary Service of the Primorsky Krai of Russia, where there is a railway connection with the DPRK, reported that last Sunday, 24 horses—19 stallions and five mares—were transported across the border…