North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Russia, Japanese media reported on Tuesday, for what the Kremlin said would be a comprehensive discussion with President Vladimir Putin amid warnings from Washington they should not agree on an arms deal., the North’s state media reported on Tuesday, accompanied by top arms industry and military officials and the foreign minister.
Kim does not travel abroad frequently, having made just seven trips away from his country and twice stepping across the inter-Korean border in his 12 years in power. Four of those trips were to the North’s main political ally, China. Previous visit: The leaders of North Korea and Russia, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, shake hands in Vladivostok, Russia, in 2019.There has been no confirmation of the location of the meeting or whether Kim would attend the economic forum.
Peskov said Russia’s national interests would dictate its policies, according to Russian news agencies.“As you know, while implementing our relations with our neighbours, including North Korea, the interests of our two countries are important to us, and not warnings from Washington,” Peskov was quoted as saying.
“Military cooperation would be violating Security Council resolutions, whatever [Russia] does with the North,” he said.