Vladimir Putin meets North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the military parade (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met to begin bilateral talks in Beijing.

The two leaders met formally at the Diaoyutai state guest house after attending a major military parade in the heart of the Chinese capital that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.