Putin in Pyongyang: Russia and North Korea claim strategic pact is ‘peaceful and defensive’ – as it happened
Putin is in North Korea on a historic trip expected to deepen trade and security ties
Mark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch prime minister, is expected to become the next head of Nato after winning over Hungary’s prime minister with a promise not to deploy Budapest’s forces or spend its money supporting Ukraine.
Viktor Orbán, the leader in Nato seen as closest to Russia, announced he had dropped his objections after discussions with Rutte, prompting the current secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, to declare that the selection process would end “very soon”.