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Kim Jong-un visited Russia in September, when he met Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and inspected fighter jets at an aircraft factory in Russia’s far east.

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Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has defended the military operation in Ukraine and dismissed people who condemned it in New Delhi on Friday.

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US officials said the top American and Russian diplomats met on the sidelines of the G20 conference in New Delhi. There is no sign of a change of stance on either side.

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The rift over the war in Ukraine -- between the US and its allies, and Russia and China -- looks set to dominate the top diplomats' meeting in the Indian capital on Thursday.

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Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov vowed to continue helping Bamako improve its military capabilities on a visit to Mali on Tuesday.

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Lavrov accuses the West of lauching 'hybrid war' against Russia

"The West decides on behalf of Ukraine. It was them who forbade Zelenskyy to reach an agreement with Russia at the end of March last year," Russia's top diplomat said.

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Kyiv has repeatedly stated it would fight until Russia pulls out.

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