Washington, Seoul sound alarm over Putin’s visit to Pyongyang

FILE - North Korean and Russian flags are seen at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside Tsiolkovsky, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Sept. 13, 2023. Russia's Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to North Korea June 18-19, 2024.

Washington and Seoul have expressed alarm about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Pyongyang, while Beijing says it has no intention of interfering with the cooperation between Russia and North Korea.