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Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to North Korea starting Tuesday, the two countries said, with Putin expected to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss military and other cooperation. Putin’s visit to North Korea would be his first since July 2000, when the Asian country was led by Kim’s late father, Kim Jong Il. The two countries have been deepening their ties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started in February 2022, with Pyongyang being accused of providing arms to Moscow. In September last year, Putin met Kim at the Vostochny Cos…