Russian broadcasters have been accused of Photoshopping a smile onto Kim Jong-un in a recent broadcast of his meeting with Sergei Lavrov.

In a clip, shown on Russian state TV, the tyrant can be seen beaming with a wide grin.

But pictures from the same event show him stone-faced throughout while shaking the Russian Foreign Minister's hand.

The dictator met with Mr Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday, just weeks before a planned meeting between the US and the North Korean regime.

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The North Korean leader could be seen grinning in a segment filmed for state-sponsored channel Russia 1

Real photos of the same moment showed Kim looking stone-faced as he shook the Foreign Minister's hand

Although Kim and Lavrov were pictures laughing and joking with one another at times - when shaking hands the North Korean dictator appeared stern

Although Kim did crack a smile during other parts of the meeting, the photos and footage of the moment he posed for the cameras during a handshake with Lavrov show him looking stern.

But a segment about the meeting during the programme 'News of the Week' on pro-Putin TV station Russia 1 featured a still of Kim smiling alongside Lavrov.

A photo of the same moment published on the official Twitter of the Russian Foreign Ministry also shows Kim being grim.

Bloomberg Moscow deputy bureau chief Scott Rose tweeted: 'Russian state TV, rising to the occasion, photoshopped a smile onto North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at his meeting with Lavrov.'

Russia 1 has been contacted for a comment.

The host of the show is Dmitry Kiselyov, who has been called a Putin propagandist and claims the US is in league with terror group ISIS.

Lavrov became the first top-ranking Russian to meet with the current head of North Korea.

Lavrov reportedly invited Kim Jong-un to Russia. In return Kim thanked him for the invitation and asked him to convey his greetings to Vladimir Putin and the Russian people.