North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens, according to the head of Ukrainian military intelligence.

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

As Western countries consolidated around support for Ukraine, Russia and North Korea are positioning themselves as challengers to the West.

By Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea,