MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday attacked a landmark UN resolution that condemns North Korea's human rights record and pledged to ramp up economic ties with the Stalinist regime.

Russia this week rolled out a red carpet for a top envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, with President Vladimir Putin receiving the high-ranking official in the Kremlin on Tuesday.

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