On the 17th (local time), Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, met with Kim Jong Un, the Chairperson of the State Affairs Commission, in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Russian media, including TASS, reported this by citing the press office of the Russian Security Council, stating that Secretary Shoigu visited North Korea on this day following a special directive from President Vladimir Putin. However, the specific details of the special directive were not disclosed.
This visit by Secretary Shoigu and his meeting with the Chairperson occurred for the second time this month. He also traveled to Pyongyang on the 4th, where he met with the Chairperson to discuss the current situation of the war in Ukraine, the reconstruction of Kursk, where North Korean troops have been dispatched, and plans to commemorate the deployed North Korean forces.