War in Ukraine, leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Russia. Meeting with the Kremlin soon
Kim Jong-un traveled to Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin. The North Korean leader got out smiling from his armored train at Khasan station, the main railway gateway to the Russian Far East from North Korea, where he was welcomed by the Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Aleksander Kozlov, ahead of the meeting with President Vladimir Putin. At the center of the meeting between the two leaders, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok, a possible agreement for the supply of weapons from North Korea for the war in Ukraine, as revealed by the United States. According to a Kremlin spokesman, Putin and Kim will meet at an as yet undisclosed location in eastern Russia later this week.
As Il Messaggero reports, various foreign media are speculating that the meeting could take place at the Vostochny cosmodrome. Kyodo News from Japan, citing “sources close to Russian authorities,” reports that the train is heading north towards Russia’s Amur region, where the cosmodrome is located.
South Korea’s KBS World also reported that “observers” see the cosmodrome as a potential gathering place because Kim’s train traveled north of Vladivostok, which was thought to be its original destination. Also the New York Timesin an article last week previewing the talks, credited an anonymous source with the idea that the Vostochny Cosmodrome would be a stop on Kim Jong Un’s trip.
Russia, spokesman Peskov: “Intensive exchange of opinions on bilateral relations and international affairs”
The Russian president Vladimir Putin and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un they will talk about cooperation bilateral in various fields, but also of “sensitive” issues. The Kremlin spokesman said this Dmitry Peskovadding that Putin he is also ready to talk about the UN sanctions against Pyongyang.
As for the warnings of Washington on the sale of North Korean weapons to RussiaMoscow and Pyongyang, “they will be guided by their interests”. “Above all, issues related to bilateral relations will be discussed there cooperationtrade and ties cheap, and cultural exchanges. Certainly there will be an intensive exchange of views on the situation in the region and international affairs in general, because this is in the interests of both Putin and our host Pyongyang“, he said Peskov, quoted by the Tass news agency, in view of the Putin-Kim meeting. Of course, being neighbors, our countries operate in certain sensitive spheres that cannot be revealed or announced publicly,” the spokesperson stressed.
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