Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024, a U.N. report says.

North Korea's renewed military support for Russia comes as US President Donald Trump has resumed military supplies to Ukraine, after a brief hiatus. Trump told NBC News on Thursday that he had made a deal with Nato for the US to send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine via the alliance, after a surge of Russian aerial attacks.

Kim Jong Un said he would "encourage all the measures taken by the Russian leadership" to resolve the war in Ukraine.