By Mark Trevelyan and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's foreign minister in the Kremlin on Monday at a time of mounting concern in the West that North Korean soldiers are about to enter the Ukraine war on Moscow's side.

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has departed for Russia for an official visit, the North's state media reported Tuesday, in a visit that comes as the United States said the North sent about 10,

Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told the Russian press that the North Korean regime will stand by Russia throughout its invasion of Ukraine.