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-Analysis- TOKYO — North Korean state propaganda outlets revealed on Tuesday that Kim Jong-un has just ratified a new defense pact with Russia. The agreement, which he had negotiated in June during Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang, was formally transformed “into a decree by the President of State Affairs,” according to the official Korean Central News Agency. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. Russian lawmakers had unanimously ratified this text last week before it was endorsed by Vladimir P…