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  SEOUL, June 10. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has offered Moscow full support in the ongoing war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov’s visit to North Korea was the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Moscow officials as the two countries deepen military and political ties amid Russia’s offensive against Kiev. Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to push back Ukrainian forces and has provided Russian forces with artillery and missiles. Kim and Lavrov met on Saturday in an “atmosphere of warm comradely trust,” the official KCNA news agency said. Russia’s Foreign Ministry posted a video on Telegram of the two shaking hands and hugging each other, saying the talks took place in Wonsan, on the country’s east coast. A large resort opened in Wonsan earlier this month. Kim told Lavrov that North Korea is “ready to unconditionally support and encourage all measures taken by the Russian leadership in dealing ...