2023-09-17 08:42:47
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ended his multi-day visit to Russia. According to the Russian news agencies Ria-Novosti and Tass, Kim left on Sunday in his special armored train from the Artyom-Primzorsky-1 station in the far east of the country towards the common border.
Kim arrived in Russia on Tuesday for his first foreign trip since the corona pandemic, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day later. The West fears that Russia wants to buy armaments from North Korea for its offensive in Ukraine. North Korea is suspected of wanting to acquire technology from Russia for its nuclear and missile programs.
Kim is interested in a wide range of topics, the RIA news agency quoted Russia’s ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, as saying. The ruler is satisfied with the results of his visit so far. According to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, Kim’s trip to Russia comes at a time “when a new heyday of friendship, solidarity and cooperation begins in the history of relations between the two countries.”
On Saturday, Kim visited Russian fighter jets, hypersonic missiles and warships near Vladivostok together with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. As KCNA reported on Sunday, Kim and Shoigu discussed “practical issues related to strengthening military and security cooperation.”
Kim had previously visited, among other things, an aircraft factory and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Amur region at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia’s most modern space facility. The United States and its allies expressed concern regarding increasing military ties between the two neighbors.
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