Putin and Kim Jong Un have been trading letters as secret talks on getting North Korean weapons into Russia's hands are 'actively advancing,' White House says

• Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are "advancing," a White House official said.
• US intelligence shows increasing communication between Putin and Kim Jong Un in recent weeks.
• Potential deals between the two countries could see Russia get munitions and raw materials. 

Secret arms negotiations between Russia North Korea are "actively advancing," a top White House official revealed this week, as Moscow seeks munitions and raw materials as part of the latest Kremlin scheme to obtain weaponry from pariah states to fuel its ongoing war in Ukraine.