PYONGYANG DEFENCE COOPERATION, MOSCOW
Pyongyang has” not had” arms relations with Russia, according to a North Korean defense ministry official in November, and it” has no prepare to do so in the future.”
Pyongyang and Moscow have pledged to strengthen defense teamwork.
Sergei Shoigu, the defense secretary of Russia, said on Monday that the two nations are debating the possibility of conducting joint military exercises after traveling to Pyongyang in July to see arms displays that featured banned nuclear missiles from North Korea.
Keir Giles, Senior Consulting Fellow with Chatham House’s Russia & amp, Eurasia Programme, said,” You can tell a country by the company it keeps ,” just as you can about someone by their friends. ” In Russia’s circumstance, that company then primarily consists of other rogue states.”
Kim may be traveling for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic in more than four times.
Kim’s journey is frequently shrouded in secrecy and large security, despite the fact that he made more trips overseas than his father did as president. Kim has flown his own Russian-made plane for some of his trips, unlike his parents, who was rumored to be against flying, but US officials told the New York Times tha