Vladimir Putin greeted North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Russia’s eastern Amur region early Wednesday, according to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti.
The two leaders met at the Vostochny cosmodrome for a rare, planned meeting addressing a potential arms deal to help resupply Moscow’s military, which has been drained by its war in Ukraine, while Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology.
A representative for the Kremlin told RIA Novosti the meeting will also include a “rich exchange of views” on ongoing affairs in the region and internationally as both countries escalate confrontations with the West.
NORTH KOREA’S KIM JONG UN ARRIVES IN RUSSIA AHEAD OF MEETING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s eastern Amur region early Wednesday ahead of a rare, planned meeting between the two leaders. (Screenshot/APTN video)
In a video of the greeting, Putin can be…
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