Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea in the latest sign of the countries’ deepening ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the weekend as Russia's relationship with the United States sours. Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Lavrov would be traveling to the country for a "second round of strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers.

SEOUL (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the coastal city of Wonsan on Saturday, where he described the two nations' relations as "an invincible fighting brotherhood",