Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo with over 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in a display of strengthened relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. The gesture comes amid growing ties between the two nations, with Russia seeking support for its war efforts in Ukraine and North Korea looking to bolster its missile program through Russian space technology.

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