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"The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will visit Russia in the coming days at
the invitation of Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has confirmed, amid concerns in
the west that Pyongyang plans to provide weapons to Moscow to use in the war
against Ukraine.
An armoured train carrying Kim was reported by South Korean media to have
departed Pyongyang for Russia via North Korea’s north-eastern border, with a
meeting expected to be held in the Russian port city of Vladivostok, where
Putin has already arrived, as early as Tuesday.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Putin would host a state lunch for Kim
and the two would meet “one on one if necessary.” He said the two would discuss
bilateral relations, adding: “We seek to build good, mutually beneficial
relations with North Korea.”
North Korean state news agency KCNA said the two leaders would “meet and have a
talk”, without elaborating.
The trip marks Kim’s first visit abroad in more than four years and the first
since the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We do expect some type of meeting (and) based on the information we’ve been
provided, KJU is travelling to Russia,” Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General
Pat Ryder told reporters.
The White House said last week it had intelligence that showed Russia was
looking to purchase additional artillery shells from North Korea to shore up
its defence industrial base."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
