North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the latter’s summit in Alaska this week. Putin, who will meet with President Donald Trump on Friday in Anchorage to discuss paths to peace,

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on Aug. 12, the Kremlin announced, just days before Putin is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska.

The North Korean leader assured Putin that his country would continue its "unconditional support" to Russia. In the days leading up to the Friday summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a diplomatic offensive by calling the leaders of the most influential countries on the global stage who have refused to isolate Russia despite Western sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine.