US EditionNews24 | North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to Join Putin and Iran President for Huge China Military Parade
Putin and Kim Jong Un attend China's WWII parade and summit to reinforce alliances amid ongoing geopolitical tensions; North Korea reportedly deployed thousands of troops to support Russia in Ukraine.
- On Aug. 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a four-day trip to China, including a regional summit and talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending his first visit since 2019.
- Ties have deepened since February 2022, when Russia and North Korea strengthened diplomatic and military relations, with Kyiv saying 20,000 to 30,000 troops were deployed and China supplying defense components.
- China's state broadcaster CCTV listed Putin and Kim first among 26 heads of state invited to the Sept. 3 parade in Beijing, with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico as the only expected EU leader, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the trip "completely unprecedented".
- As the U.S. pushes mediation, the visit comes while efforts seek peace amid Moscow's ongoing operations, and observers cited by the South China Morning Post say Putin and Kim's public appearance signals defiance.
- Given precedent, experts note that Kim Jong Un's attendance at the Sept. 3 Victory Day parade is unusual; Pyongyang confirmed troop deployments and South Korean intelligence agencies report around 600 North Korean soldiers killed in combat.
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Putin visits his ally Xi Jinping. China wants to demonstrate power with a parade - joint exercises with Russia are also planned.
China's President Xi Jinping is preparing to receive two of the most suspicious leaders in the West in Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Xi will preside next Wednesday over a military parade in Tiananmen Square on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the end of World War II, to be attended by another twenty leaders and allies o…
In total, the North Korean leader has made only a dozen trips outside his country since he took office in 2012.
China will celebrate next week the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a deployment of its most modern weaponry through the streets of Beijing
Putin Could Meet With North Korea’s Kim During China Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be gearing up for talks during their upcoming visit to China. China’s state broadcaster CCTV listed Putin and Kim first among 26 heads of state invited to a Sept. 3 military parade marking the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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