Retraction notice: An article published by NK News Thursday stated Russian Amb. to DPRK Matsegora had said that a visit by Putin to N.Korea was expected in 2020. The report was based on a mistranslation of his remarks, and we have now retracted it. We apologise for the error.

The leaders of Russia and North Korea are set to hold their second summit in 2020, this time with President Vladimir Putin visiting Pyongyang, the Russian ambassador to the DPRK said at an event in Pyongyang on Wednesday.