Russia's president and Kim Jong Un are set to explore a range of "sensitive topics" during talks on Wednesday.
Russia's president and Kim Jong Un are set to explore a range of "sensitive topics" during talks on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin met his North Korean counterpart in eastern Russia, according to a video released by the Kremlin on Wednesday.
Accompanied by top military brass and senior government figures, Kim Jong Un implied to the Russian president he supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
"Russia has risen to a sacred fight to protect its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces," he told reporters. "North Korea supports all Putin's decisions."
"I'm sure we will remain together in [the] fight against imperialism," Kim said earlier, expressing his gratitude to the Russian leader for the visit.
The two men are due to discuss a range of "sensitive topics", according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
When the country with the largest land mass, and fourth largest population on the world, needs help from a hermit peninsula with 1800s level of industrialization.
"Together?" said Jong Un, lightly biting his lower lip. Vladimir scooped Jong Un up in his strong, authoritarian arm, and whispered in his ear, "Da, sweet Jong Un. Together..."
Fight imperialism huh? Cool, so I guess Russia will immediately withdraw from Ukraine, return their land, and genuinely try to make reparations for all the people they murdered, right?
Accompanied by top military brass and senior government figures, Kim Jong Un implied to the Russian president he supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The pair visited a rocket assembly and launch site, known as the Vostochny Cosmodrome, with the Russian leader promising to help North Korea build satellites.
Speaking to Euronews in September, Fyodor Tertitskiy, an expert in North Korean history and military, was skeptical a meaningful deal could be struck since much depends on whether China approves.
He also claimed Pyongyang has not seen any economic wins from supporting Moscow - with an "actual trade balance of zero" between the two in 2022 - despite North Korea publically backing the Ukraine invasion and annexation of Crimea.
Having left Pyongyang on Sunday evening aboard a bulletproof train, Kim's visit to Russia was his first trip abroad since the start of the COVID pandemic.
It also has the production lines and personnel to produce more at scale," said Siemon Wezeman of the Stockholm International Peace Research Insitute (SIPRI) in a statement sent to Euronews.
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The US is an unreliable security partner, what if trump wins next year for example? The only way South Korea (and Taiwan to be fair) can secure their independence and sovereignty is a nuclear deterrent
westoids seethe when a country has a different culture then the globohomo
when woke tankies cry in the post i am laughing
this is the end of the oligarchial age and the age of the people struggle to be born wokies try to smother it in the cradle but the patriotic core will prevail against cultural marxist imperalism