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The leader of North Korea arrives in Russia

2023-09-12 09:15:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The leader of North Korea arrives in Russia

Kim Jong Un's heavily armed private train has arrived in Russia for the highly anticipated and closely watched summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid warnings from the United States that the two leaders could reach an arms deal.

The train was traveling north through Primorsky Krai in the country's Far East region, Russian state news agency RIA reported. South Korea's Defense Ministry said the North Korean leader is believed to have entered Russia on Tuesday morning local time.

A video shared by Russia Today on Monday and located by CNN showed the train purportedly carrying Kim near the Russian-North Korean border near the Tumen River.

Russia is desperate for new supplies of ammunition and shells after more than 18 months of war in Ukraine has left its military battered, while North Korea, which has faced years of international sanctions over its nuclear program its nuclear weapons, it lacks everything from money, food to missile technology.

The meeting could lead to Pyongyang getting its hands on the kind of weapons that United Nations sanctions have barred it from accessing for two decades, particularly its nuclear-capable ballistic missile program. The US government said last week that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are "actively advancing" and further talks could take place as part of Russia's efforts to find new suppliers of weapons to use. in its war against Ukraine.

South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu also said Tuesday that the ministry is closely monitoring whether North Korea and Russia will proceed with negotiations on an arms deal and technology transfer.

The North Korean leader left the capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday afternoon accompanied by senior party officials and members of the government and armed forces./ CNA





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