Red carpet treatment: What's at stake in Putin's state visit to North Korea? • FRANCE 24 English

You know you've got a reclusive regime when an outside world hungry for clues salivates at the prospect of a visit by Vladimir Putin. Putin is on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years. We ask our panel what they’ve parsed from reviews of honour guards, official communiqués and hagiographic state media coverage. More broadly, do these images project strength or weakness? #Russia #North Korea #Putin Read more about this story in our article: f24.my/APrd.y 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: f24.my/TGen

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