The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung-un may lead to a new supply of arms for Russia - Ukraine's allies will need to respond
The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung-un may lead to a new supply of arms for Russia - Ukraine’s allies will need to respondRussian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their meeting on the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region of Russia this week It was easy to mock this week’s summit between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, respective leaders of Russia and North Korea and pariahs both.
The two men toured a space launch centre, enjoyed a lavish lunch, and Kim promised Putin full support in his “sacred fight” against the West and its “imperialism”. Then they gave each other guns as gifts and Kim received a cosmonaut’s glove as a souvenir, before trundling off through the taiga forest to tour various military facilities.
US state department spokesman Matthew Miller said the sight of Putin “scrounging around” for North Korean arms, possibly in exchange for satellite and missile technology that could be subject to United Nations sanctions, exposed Russia’s struggles in Ukraine. “Vladimir Putin launched this war thinking he was going to restore the glory of the Russian empire… and now a year and a half later, after losing tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and spending billions and billions of dollars, here he is begging Kim Jong-un for help,” Miller said.
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