The North Korean and Russian governments confirm that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will meet with Vladimir Putin.
between Kim and Putin to date, in 2019. It would be possible for Kim’s train to reach Vladivostok by Tuesday, assuming North Korea’s decrepit railroad system can handle the slow passage of the extremely heavy train.
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong at a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, during a news program at the Yongsanl Railway Station in Seoul.
Kim rarely travels abroad, and always uses his personal bulletproof luxury train when he does. His last known journey beyond North Korea’s borders was his 2019 meeting with Putin in Vladivostok. North Korea is among the few countries to openly support Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Only North Korea and Syria have officially recognized the phony “independent republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk that Putinof missile and artillery ammunition that Russia could use. In exchange, Russia can offer North Korea grain, oil, technology, and hard currency.
Ukraine with millions of dollars’ worth of supplies and has considered offering more lethal military assistance.to North Korea in July, joining a Chinese delegation for a military parade and celebration of the 70th anniversary of Pyongyang’s putative victory in the Korean War. Many outside observers believed Shoigu took the occasion to shop for North Korean missiles and other munitions.
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