Russian president will meet Kim Jong-un for talks aimed at expanding their security and economic co-operation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russia n president Vladimir Putin will meet for talks. Photograph: STRSERGEI ILYIN/KCNA VIA KNS/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesIn his first visit to North Korea since 2000, Mr Putin will meet Kim Jong-un for one-on-one talks in Pyongyang as the two leaders pledge to expand their security and economic co-operation in defiance of western sanctions against both countries.
North Korea has supplied Russia with millions of rounds of Soviet-era artillery munitions as a crucial lifeline to prop up the Russian military campaign in Ukraine. The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, last month said the supplies of munitions and missiles, as well as Iranian drones, had helped the Russian military “get back up on their feet”.
The White House said on Monday that Washington is apprehensive over closer ties between Russia and North Korea. Citing a Kremlin aide, Russian agencies said Monday the two leaders will sign “important documents” during the visit.
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