Russia
Kim Jong-un’s visit ‘will long shine in history’
The North Korean leader expressed his “sincere gratitude” to Vladimir Putin after a nearly week-long trip to Russia, state media reported Monday.
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The trip rekindled Western fears that North Korea was supplying Moscow with weapons.
AFP
Kim Jong-un’s visit to the Russian Far East, Ended on Sunday, revealed possible military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow. Kim Jong-un Review A number of equipment such as Russian space rockets or submarines. The two men even went so far as to give each other a gun as a token. The trip has reignited Western fears that an isolated and nuclear-armed North Korea could supply Moscow with weapons for its war in Ukraine.
At the end of the visit, which began on Tuesday, Kim expressed his heartfelt gratitude to “President Putin and Russian leaders for their special attention and hospitality.” He also wished “prosperity to Russia and well-being to its people.” The trip was marked by a meeting with the Russian president on Wednesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, 8,000 kilometers east of Moscow.
“No Deal”
According to KCNA, Kim’s visit to Russia will “long shine in history” and “open a new chapter” in their relations while further consolidating the two countries’ “militant unity”. The Kremlin assured that “no deal” had been signed this week. Putin accepted Kim’s invitation to visit North Korea and discussed possible assistance in satellite production. failure Two recent attempts by Pyongyang.
Before leaving Vladivostok on Sunday, the North Korean leader received five explosive drones, a spy drone and a bulletproof vest as gifts from the regional governor, TASS reported. Kim Jong Un met with North Korean students on the campus of Vladivostok University, accompanied by non-Korean representatives in uniform, for an event at the city’s Maritime Complex, the country’s largest aquarium.
In official media pictures, Kim wears a wide smile as she admires the walrus and its trainer. Historical allies Moscow and Pyongyang are both under global sanctions: Moscow for its aggression in Ukraine, Pyongyang for its nuclear weapons tests. Westerners suspect that Russia wants to buy weapons from Pyongyang for its conflict in Ukraine, while North Korea is suspected of seeking Russian technologies for its satellite, nuclear and ballistic programs.
(AFP)
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