Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un meeting sees North Korean leader vow support for Russia’s ‘just fight’
- North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un made his first foreign trip in nearly four years
- The Putin-Kim meeting was watched closely by Washington and its allies
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North Korea fires missiles as talks get under way in Russia between Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed support for Russia’s “just fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the US warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in Russia’s Far East, Kim expressed “full and unconditional support” and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” front.
The leaders met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries’ separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States.
The talks lasted four to five hours, after which Kim left, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported.
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Kim pledges support to Putin over ‘sacred’ war with the West
North Korea may have tens of millions of ageing artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet designs that could give a huge boost to the Russian army in Ukraine, analysts say.