US EditionKim and Putin meet at Russian spaceport for possible arms talks
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, expressing interest in rocket technology and seeking technical assistance for developing military reconnaissance satellites.
- The meeting between Kim and Putin comes as North Korea continues its provocative weapons testing, firing ballistic missiles hours before the meeting. The leaders discussed issues of military cooperation and expressed the need for more time to discuss further.
- The visit is seen as an opportunity for Russia to refill ammunition stores, while Kim is expected to seek economic aid and food supplies. Talks on a possible arms deal between North Korea and Russia are anticipated, which could violate international sanctions.
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The United States suspects that Russia wants to buy weapons from Pyongyang.
The relationship between the two countries is getting closer.
Preşedintele rus Vladimir Putin şi omologul său nord-coreean Kim Jong Un şi-au oferit în dar unul altuia câte o puşcă în cursul vizitei liderului Coreei de Nord în Extremul Orient rus şi s-au adresat unul altuia cu apelativul „tovarăşe”, relatează joi agențiile AFP şi Reuters.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged gifts at the end of the meeting, among them rifles but also a glove from a space spacesuit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today.
These gifts appear highly symbolic, at a time when the United States suspects that Russia wants to buy arms from Pyongyang.
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