Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Wednesday in a remote area of Russia’s Amur region in the Far East, CNN reported. The two leaders are expected to discuss a possible arms deal, which could lead to North Korea supplying weapons. to Russia during the current standoff with Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un arrived at the rocket launch site in Russia’s Vostochny area on Wednesday, CNN reported, adding that the two leaders shook hands and spoke briefly before entering the building. Footage later showed Kim Jong-un getting out of a black car. According to a video released through the Kremlin, Putin can be heard telling Kim: “Hello. Nice to see you. How was your trip?”
In response, Kim Jong Un said, “Thank you for inviting us and welcoming us while your work is busy,” CNN reported. Then, the two leaders entered the core area. Currently, the two leaders are visiting the Vostochny Cosmodrome, CNN reported. Russia’s state-run media journalist 1. The Russian video showed Kim Jong Un arriving in the remote central area of the Vostochny cosmodrome and exiting the green exercise he was wearing from North Korea.
The footage showed a North Korean leader leaving the exercise and shaking the heads of several Russian officials aboard the exercise. Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday, CNN reported citing state media. Kim Jong Un’s heavily armored personal exercise came to Russia as the United States warned that the two leaders could simply reach an arms deal. The exercise travels north through Primorsky Krai in the country’s Far East region, CNN reported, citing Russia’s official RIA news agency. According to South Korea’s Defense Ministry, North Korea’s leader entered Russia early Tuesday morning.
A video shared via Russia Today on Monday shows the exercise with Kim near the Russian-North Korean border near the Tumen River. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu said the ministry is closely monitoring whether North Korea and Russia will continue negotiations. on an arms and generation transfer agreement. Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Sunday afternoon in the company of senior party officials and members of the government and armed forces, CNN quoted North Korea’s KCNA news firm as saying.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said bilateral relations between the nations would be a priority for the meeting, which will be a “full-blown stopover with talks between the two delegations,” according to TASS. Peskov added that an official dinner will also be planned in honor of Kim’s arrival. Kim Jong Un’s stopover in Russia marks his first overseas vacation since the COVID-19 pandemic, as during the pandemic North Korea’s borders were closed, CNN reported.
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