Preparations are underway for a summit between the leader of North Korea and Russia's president, Russian officials and media reported Tuesday.
The Kremlin confirmed earlier this month that Kim Jong Un would meet with President Putin before the end of the month but has not named the place or date, citing security concerns.
That city has been seeing a number of unusually strict security measures. Maritime authorities said Tuesday that the waters around Russky Island, off the southern tip of Vladivostok, will be closed for all maritime traffic between Wednesday morning and Friday morning.Separately, local media reported that some platforms at Vladivostok's main train station will be closed for several days, and that buses will be rerouted from the train station on Wednesday.
Kim, like his father, avoids air travel and is likely to travel by train to Vladivostok, about 675 kilometres south of Pyongyang.North Korea has so far not gotten what it wants most from the recent flurry of high-level summitry between Kim and various world leaders -- namely, relief from crushing international sanctions.
It's not clear how -- or even if -- Putin will push the stalled nuclear talks along, and the visit may have more to do with each nation's economic interests.
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