North Korean leader visits Russia for talks with Putin

North Korean leader visits Russia for talks with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting Russia to hold a summit with President Vladimir Putin, where the Kremlin said that Kim will visit Russia in the coming days at the invitation of Putin. North Korean Central News Agency also said that the two leaders will meet and talk without going into details.

US officials said the two leaders would discuss potential arms deals to help Russia in its war in Ukraine and provide North Korea with a much-needed economic and political lifeline.

Washington and its allies express concern about recent indications of closer military cooperation between Russia and nuclear-armed North Korea, and this will be Kim's second summit with Putin after they met in 2019.

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