Civilian aircraft have been cleared from Pyongyang’s airport and there are signs of preparations for a possible parade in Kim Il-sung Square
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed his country's ties with Russia, saying the two nations were ‘invincible comrades-in-arms’, amid reports President Vladimir Putin will visit PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed his country's ties with Russia, saying the two nations were ‘invincible comrades-in-arms’, amid reports President Vladimir Putin will visit Pyongyanglast September, media reports said.
“It is our neighbour, it is a friendly country with which we are developing bilateral relations,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We will continue to do so in an upward direction. It is not clear exactly when Putin will make his first visit to North Korea since 2000, when he met Kim’s late father, Kim Jong-il. Officials at the presidential office in Seoul said it could happen “in the coming days”, whileSouth Korean media said Putin’s trip could be timed to coincide with talks in Seoul early next week between South Korean and Chinese foreign and defence officials.
, NK Pro, a Seoul-based website, reported this week, citing commercial satellite imagery., has used its status as a permanent member of the UN security council to veto tighter sanctions targeting the North’s nuclear and. Earlier this year, Moscow vetoed the renewal of a key UN body that had been monitoring the implementation of punitive measures against the Pyongyang regime.
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