One of Russia’s most powerful men, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is set to visit North Korea this weekend, in a sign of deepening relations between Moscow and Pyongyang as North Korea gets pulled deeper into Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the weekend as Russia’s relationship with the United States sours. Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Lavrov would be traveling to the country for a “second round of strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit North Korea this week, but it's unclear whether he'll meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

The Trump administration has resumed sending defensive weapons to Ukraine after a brief pause, raising questions about coordination with the White House.