Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting

<p>North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying ‘impunity’ with new Ukraine strikes</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/03/volodymyr-zelenskyy-denmark-support-ukraine-karol-nawrocki-meet-donald-trump-europe-latest-updates-news">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>Vladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a lengthy meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of China’s biggest military parade, as Kim promised to do “everything I can to assist” Moscow.</p><p>The invitation, made through interpreters and shown in a video published by the Kremlin, came as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accused Putin of demonstrating his “impunity” with fresh strikes on Ukraine overnight.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/kim-jong-un-promises-to-do-everything-to-assist-moscow-vladimir-putin-russia-north-korea">Continue reading...</a>