North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to visit Russia this month to meet with Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Russia with more weapons for the war against Ukraine.
Source: The New York Times with reference to sources
Details: Kim will travel from Pyongyang, likely on an armored train, to Russia’s Vladivostok, where he will meet with Putin, sources said. Kim may go to Moscow.
Sources say Putin wants Kim to agree to give Russia artillery shells and anti-tank missiles, while the North Korean leader would like Russia to provide him with advanced technology for satellites and nuclear submarines. Kim is also seeking food aid for her impoverished country.
Verbatim NYT: “Both leaders will visit the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, where they will take part in the Eastern Economic Forum, which will be held from September 10 to 13.
Mr. Kim also plans to visit Pier 33, where ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet are moored. North Korea celebrates its founding anniversary on September 9th.”
More details: On Wednesday, the White House warned that Putin and Kim exchanged letters discussing a possible arms deal.
White House spokesman John Kirby said high-level talks on military cooperation between the two countries are “actively moving forward.”
US officials declined to provide more details about ties between the leaders of the two countries.
One of Kim’s possible stops after Vladivostok, according to the source, is the Vostochny cosmodrome, where Putin and Alexander Lukashenko met in April 2022.
2023-09-04 18:43:51
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