Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, according to a New York Times report, as Russia seeks closer military ties with North Korea. In a rare trip abroad, Kim would travel from Pyongyang, probably b
"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.
South Korean news agency Yonhap earlier cited South Korea's intelligence agency as saying Shoigu, who visited Pyongyang in July, had proposed to Kim that their countries hold a naval exercise, along with China.The Kremlin said last week that Moscow intends to deepen its"mutually respectful relations" with Pyongyang, one of its close Cold War allies and also one of a small handful of countries to back Russia's proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine in 2022.
The United States said last week it was concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea were advancing actively, and that Shoigu had tried during his visit to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition to Russia. 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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