TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, two guards stand underneath portraits of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Putin enjoyed a red carpet welcome, a military ceremony and an embrace from North Korea's Kim Jong Un during a state visit to Pyongyang where they both pledged to forge closer ties. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) / -- Editor's note : this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik -- (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Putin's closeness with Kim makes him look 'increasingly desperate,' says fmr. CIA analyst
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Koreas expert and former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry tells Bianna Golodryga what President Putin's visit to North Korea means and why China may feel "conflicted" about Moscow and Pyongyang's new closeness.

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TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, two guards stand underneath portraits of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Putin enjoyed a red carpet welcome, a military ceremony and an embrace from North Korea's Kim Jong Un during a state visit to Pyongyang where they both pledged to forge closer ties. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) / -- Editor's note : this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik -- (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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