Putin is turning Russia into the worlds most dangerous rogue stateand Kim Jong Un is teaching him just how to do it [Video]

IT is tempting to dismiss Vladimir Putin’s trip to North Korea as a symptom of just how isolated Russia is since it invaded Ukraine two years ago.

If a state visit to the world’s most sanctioned and isolated country is the most prestigious outing the master of the Kremlin can arrange, then isn’t Vlad dangerously short of friends and global influence?

Putin and his despotic pal Kim Jong Un are undoubtedly cooking up bad news for the West

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is greeted by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during a state visit

But choosing North Korea as this high-profile stop is Putin’s way of telling the world: “I don’t care what you think, and in case you thought I did, see who my best buddy is!”

Of course, what Putin and his despotic pal Kim Jong Un are going to discuss and decide together is wrapped in secrecy.

But nobody needs to be in any doubt that …