KIM, PUTIN JUST TALK: In his first foray across his northern border into Russia, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a bit of history, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the far eastern city of Vladivostok. But it seems little was resolved, as Kim seeks an easing of sanctions in his dispute with the United States over denuclearization, something over which Russia has little control.

The two leaders met face-to-face for about two hours, and afterward Putin, speaking in Russian, said the discussion focused on improving the situation on the Korean Peninsula.