South Korea expresses concern over Kim and Putin’s military co-operation talks

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un held talks on Wednesday (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea has expressed “deep concern and regret” over a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin that was apparently focused on expanding military co-operation.

It came as the two isolated, nuclear-armed leaders align over their escalating confrontations with the US.