Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Far Eastern Federal University campus at Russky Island in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia April 25, 2019.
North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin in a summit that comes at a crucial moment for tenuous diplomacy meant to rid the North of its nuclear arsenal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 11, 2018.
Putin said during an interview with Austrian public broadcaster ORF on Monday that the denuclearization of the North shouldn't be "one-way road." He said the United States should reward Pyongyang if it suspends nuclear and missile tests.
Berlin remains ready to support discussions about ways to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular government news conference, noting that Germany is one of few countries with diplomatic ties with Pyongyang.