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Putin and Kim Jung Un meet in Vladivostok
[Bloomberg] The luxury armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into Russia ahead of his summit with President Vladimir Putin, which the US said would focus on supplying weapons for Moscow’s war on Ukraine..The summit between the two leaders who have faced international isolation and sanctions marks the first time Kim has left the Korean Peninsula since 2019, when he held his only other summit with Putin — in Vladivostok. The meeting offers a chance for Putin to obtain weapons to fuel his war of attrition in Ukraine and Kim a chance to win assistance for his beleaguered economy as well as expand his ability to deliver a nuclear strike. Related: Kim Jong Un: 2023-09-12 Putin's bid for North Korean weapons, Cuban fighters show signs of desperation Kim Jong Un: 2023-09-09 That's one way to avoid being shot by a firing squad! Kim Jong Un's sycophantic flunkeys applaud as he tries on their headwear at launch of nuclear attack submarine Kim Jong Un: 2023-07-30 Congressional Hearing: North Korea in ‘Top Tier of Global Cyber Threats,' Making Billions on Hacking Posted by: lord garth 2023-09-13 |
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