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Hello, it's 849 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

It's been a very busy week for President Putin and it could actually be really

important for him he has been visiting parts of Asia hasn't he be Tolly yes

he's been to North Korea where he was afforded a really lavish reception. He presented gifts to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-on.

He gave him a limousine which they took turns driving

and came gave putting a pair of dogs

and they also signed a defense pack really a defense agreement

uh... which would require either of the countries to provide immediate

military assistance if either is attacked.

Which is really important and Vadimamer Poutin also said that Russia does not rule out defence cooperation

with North Korea which is interesting because any weapons trade with North Korea or transfer of weapons to North Korea

is banned by UN resolutions.

And here is President Putin presenting the deal he's just signed with North Korea.

Vladimir Putin is saying how much he appreciates North Korea's support for his own policies, including his policies on Ukraine.

And how was the visit covered in Russia, Fittali?

Russian state TV coverage of the trip was uncritical, unironic, and unembarrassed by the obviously

staged manifestations of popular love and affection

that he received from one of the world's poorest dictatorships.

The government of the a strategic partner that were the

the United States of the United States and the leader of the United Kingdom.

Here's an example, here's a prominent correspondent on State TV getting ecstatic and beaming ear to ear upon hearing

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