Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Pyongyang for rare visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, for a rare visit set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeted Putin on a red carpet at Pyongyang's airport, before a motorcade took Putin along streets lined with Russian flags.

The trip is the Russian leader's first to the isolated nation in 24 years.