MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks on Wednesday that could see them forge
Putin said he was “very glad” to see Kim, Russian state television reported, after Kremlin footage showed the pair shaking hands enthusiastically at the Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport in the far east of Russia.
“We’ll talk about all the issues, without haste. There is time,” Putin said, when asked by reporters whether military cooperation would be on the agenda. Among the top military officials accompanying Kim were Korean People’s Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon and Munitions Industry Department Director Jo Chun Ryong, according to the North’s state media.
“The leader of the DPRK shows great interest in rocket technology, and they are trying to develop space,” Putin said, referring to North Korea by its official name.Kim had earlier stressed the trip —his first post-pandemic foreign travel — showed North Korea was “prioritising the strategic importance” of its Russia ties.
“If North Korea’s multiple rocket launchers and other artillery shells are provided to Russia in large quantities, it could have a significant impact on the war in Ukraine,” he said. Kim is also risking the displeasure of his other major ally Beijing by meeting Putin, Vladimir Tikhonov, professor of Korean studies at the University of Oslo, told AFP.
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