Kim Jong-un’s trip to Russia has ended. The North Korean leader received from the Russian President Wladimir Putin bulletproof vests and drones as a gift for his official visit to the Russian Federation.
Kim returns to North Korea
Kim Jong-un concluded on Sunday, September 17, a six-day visit to the Russian Federation He held talks with his Russian counterpart Wladimir Putin and with the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
“The farewell ceremony of the leader of Pyongyang took place at the train station Artiom-Primorsky-1where Kim Jong Un’s armored train was already located,” wrote the Ria Novosti agency.
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Kim Jong-un’s train was heading towards Khassan border crossingabout 250 kilometers away,” Tass announced.
As CNN notes, the trip to Russia gave rise to the hypothesis that the North Korea can supply Moscow with weapons useful in supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kim travels little abroad, was generously welcomed and spent most of the trip there Visiting military sites and infrastructure.
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Drones and bulletproof vests delivered to North Korean leader
At his departure he became the governor of the Far Eastern Russian region Primorye, handed over to Kim Jong-un a bulletproof vest and a number of drones, as the Russian agency Tass reported.
“It is a Bulletproof vest with chest protection zones“It is suitable for the shoulders, neck and groin area and is much lighter than other similar vests,” the state news agency added.
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Kim also received five kamikaze drones manufactured in the same region and a Geranium-25 reconnaissance drone, Tass added.
The objectives of the visit
During his visit to the Russian Federation, Ki was able to inspect: strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and nuclear-capable Russian warships.
Kim and Putin met in the Russian Far East on Wednesday, September 13, and had a five-hour meeting there Vostochny Cosmodromein which the Russian leader reported that Kim showed “great interest” for the technology in Moscow’s possession.
After the conversation, Kim offered his support to Putin and said he would “always on Russia’s side“.
According to the KCNA news agency, Kim Jong-un and Russian Minister Shoigu discussed the matter military cooperation “between the armed forces of the two countries and in.” Defense and national security“.
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