 Russia wants to buy missiles and drones from North Korea. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shogu exchanged opinions on global and regional security with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. During the visit to Pyongyang, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shogu was received by chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un. Shogu exchanged opinions on global and regional security with the North Korean leader, the ministry said. The Russian delegation led by Shogu arrived in North Korea on July 26. The Defense Ministry expects the visit to help strengthen military ties between Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and be a milestone in the development of cooperation between the two countries. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave Russian Defense Minister At-Tur of a defense exposition in Pyongyang with images from North Korean media showing them walking past an array of weaponry from Pyongyang's nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to its newest drones. At a state reception for Shogu and the Russian delegation in a reference to the war in Ukraine, North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sunnam expressed Pyongyang's full support for the just struggle of the Russian army and people to defend the sovereignty and security of the country. It should be noted that Russia is checking out North Korea's missiles and drones. Russia has already acquired Iranian drones to be used against Ukraine. Russia's goal is to keep waging the Ukraine war on the cheap, and that may mean acquiring weapons from places like North Korea.