Vice President Kamala Harris said it would be a “huge mistake” for Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim John Un to meet following a warning by U.S. officials that arms negotiations between the countries are “actively advancing.”
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the two leaders are planning to meet this month in Russia, likely in Vladivostok. Putin is seeking more weapons for his country’s war in Ukraine, and Kim is looking for “advanced technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines” and food, according to the Times.
In an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation” set to air in full Sunday, Harris warned the partnership would backfire.
“The idea that they would be supplying ammunition to that end, it would be a huge mistake,” Harris told CBS host Margaret Brennan, speaking from Indonesia. “I also believe very strongly that for both Russia and North Korea, this will further isolate them.”
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