Kim Jong Un Arrived at Russia For The Alleged Munition Meet With Vladimir Putin. (image @ wikipedia commons).
Kim Jong Un, President of North Korea has arrived at Russia prior to the alleged weaponry meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This is the first time Kim Jong Un setting foot outside his territory after Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Kim is travelling in his bulletproof train.
According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, The two “internationally isolated” leaders will meet later this week. The exact location of the meet is not disclosed. US , Europe and several other allies of Ukraine has deprived Russia of military, financial, and diplomatic aid since Russia called for full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
US has already warned that North Korea will “pay the price” if they stretch their weaponry to Russia. Flouting the warning, Kim Jong Un boarded his train to Russia on Sunday, reported Korean Central News Agency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently at the Far East city, closest to North Korean border, Vladivostok, attending Eastern Economic Forum.
Fraught over the depleting artillery resources, Russia is alleged to seek artillery shells and antitank missiles aid from North Korea while North Korea seek insights of advanced technology on satellites and nuclear powered submarines along with food aid since the country is heading south on its supplies, substantially after Covid-19 pandemic.
Kim is travelling along with People”s Army Marshal pak Jong Chon, Munitions Industry Department Director Jo Chun Ryong and Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, as per reports.
US Department of States Spokesperson Mathew Miller remarked that, “Having to travel across the length of his own country to meet with an international pariah to ask for assistance in a war that he expected to win in the opening month, I would characterise it as him begging for assistance”.
Mr. Kim is travelling in train which his father, Kim Jong-il used for their rare trips outside North Korea. The train is bullet proof making it thousand times more heavier than usual train, making it slower in pace. The train is alleged to travel 37 miles per hour.
With inputs from agencies.
