Russians will be North Korea’s first tourists since pandemic – report

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in September (Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian tourists reportedly going on a skiing trip to North Korea will be the first international travellers to visit the country since its borders closed in 2020 amid the global pandemic lockdown.

The report, published on Wednesday by the Russian state-run Tass news agency, underscores deepening co-operation between Moscow and Pyongyang.