Russian strongman Vladimir Putin hosted North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow on Monday, a visit timed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia this week that he has expressed hope would include a meeting with dictator Kim Jong-un.

Trump landed in Malaysia on Saturday for several meetings with local leaders, gathered there for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The American president then traveled to Japan on Monday, engaging in a rare visit with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and meeting with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae for the first time since her recent election to the post. Takaichi, the first woman to hold the post, is a hardline conservative who has expressed enthusiasm for engaging Washington, a

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