North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is preparing for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is preparing to visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential deal to supply Moscow with weapons for the war against Ukraine. What is known about it, read the story.
“Rare outing” by Kim Jong-in
Note that The New York Times was the first to report a possible meeting between Kim and Putin in Russia. According to media reports, negotiations are expected in September.
American journalists say that, most likely, both leaders are on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum, scheduled for September 10-13. Sources say that the North Korean leader also plans to visit Berth 33 (Russian naval base in Vladivostok – ed.), where ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet dock.
Also one of Kim’s potential stops after Vladivostok is the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the space launch center where Putin and Alexander Lukashenko met in April 2022.
Moscow asks for artillery
Following US media reports, the US National Security Council said arms talks between Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing.” This happened after Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s trip to Pyongyang in July. At the time, according to US intelligence, he was trying to persuade Kim Jong-In to sell artillery shells to Moscow.
“We have information that Kim Jong-un expects these negotiations with Russia to continue, including diplomatic contact at the level of the leaders of the countries,” National Security Council spokesman Adrien Watson said today.
“We call on the DPRK to cease arms talks with Russia and stick to public commitments made by Pyongyang not to supply or sell arms to Russia,” said White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
He said the potential deals could include “significant amounts and several types” of North Korean munitions that Russia would use in its war against Ukraine. He warned that any arms deal between Moscow and Pyongyang would violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
“We will continue to identify, expose and counter Russian attempts to obtain military equipment from the DPRK or, indeed, any other state willing to support its war in Ukraine,” Kirby said.
At the same time, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service also said today that it is “closely following … the possibility of Kim Jong In’s next visit to the Russian Federation.”
In this regard, the Kremlin refused to comment on US information about a possible visit by the North Korean leader.
“We have nothing to say on this topic,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Pyongyang rules
North Korea, according to Western media, is asking Putin for technology in exchange for weapons that will help improve the capabilities of its satellites and implement a nuclear submarine program.
Recall that last month, Pyongyang’s second attempt to launch a reconnaissance satellite into orbit failed. Therefore, Kin Jong-un is actively trying to expand the country’s space capabilities.
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Source: korrespondent
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