Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov meets Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, invites him to Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry said, and invited him to visit Russia.
Lavrov visited the secretive state ahead of a possible landmark summit between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader in June.
Russia has appeared to be on the fringes of a flurry of international diplomacy as North Korea and the United States have taken steps to set up talks aimed at ending years of tension over…