Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea. In a rare trip abroad, Kim would travel from Pyongyang, probably by armo
Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea.
At a time when the United States has expressed concern about growing military ties between the two countries, the news of Kim's planned visit came after Russia said it was"Why not, these are our neighbours. There's an old Russian saying: 'You don't choose your neighbours and it's better to live with your neighbours in peace and harmony'," Interfax news agency quoted Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying on Monday.
Shoigu visited North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War in July, celebrated in North Korea as"Victory Day", with South Korea's National Intelligence Service saying that he appeared to have held a private meeting with Kim, Yonhap reported. Russia and North Korea have recently called for closer military ties but North Korea has denied having any"arms dealings" with Russia.
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