President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to urge him to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Ukraine’s allies will look to pressure China over North Korea’s growing support for Russia’s war during a Group of 20 Summit in Brazil, according to people familiar with the matter.

The recently signed mutual defense treaty could be used to justify thewidening of the war in Ukraine, as the U.S. says North Korean and Russian troops are already battling Ukrainian forces.

The North Korean self-propelled guns have a range of between 25 to 37 miles but an "incredibly slow" rate of fire.

A photo has emerged showing examples of a North Korean-made self-propelled artillery system under transport in Russia, the clearest suggestion so far that Pyongyang is also now providing Moscow with these kinds of heavyweight,

The deployment of around 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia's border Kursk region is convincing the Pentagon to see the conflict in a wider context

Photos have begun to appear on Russian social media showing the transport of North Korean long-range artillery systems that have been delivered to Russia. According to Defence Blog, these include the M1989 "Koksan",