SEOUL / MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader & nbsp will soon meet in Russia, according to the two nations’ confirmation of a potentially historic summit on Monday( Sep 11) despite Moscow’s growing isolation over the conflict in Ukraine.
The Kremlin announced that Kim and Nbsp would visit Russia in the coming days at Putin’s invitation, and the two would simply” meet and have a talk ,” according to the North Korean state news agency KCNA.
The two will talk about potential wings agreements, according to US officers, to support Russia’s war in Ukraine and give North Korea a much-needed political and economic edge.
Governments had been closely monitoring Whether & nbsp, Kim & NBSp’s trip to Moscow for his second summit with Putin as a result of recent overtures that indicated closer military ties between the nuclear-armed North and Russia as it waged its war in Ukraine.
The United States has stated that conversations are constantly moving forward for North Korea to provide hands to Russia, which has expended large companies of weapons in more than 18 months of conflict in Ukraine, despite denials from Pyongyang and Moscow, the & nbsp.
South Korean media reported on Monday that the North Korean leader appeared to have boarded a special train headed for Russia, citing & nbsp, unnamed senior government sources. However, neither Moscow nor Pyongyang immediately confirmed an exact time for the visit.
Putin promised last week to” expand bilateral ties in all respects in a planned way by pooling efforts ,” and North Korea is one of the few nations to have openly supported Russia since the invasion of Ukraine last year.
Kim’s final vacation overseas in 2019 included a trip to Vladivostok for his first tip with Putin following the dissolution of talks between North Korea and former US President Donald Trump regarding nuclear disarmament.
Chosun & nbsp, an Ilbo newspaper report from South Korea, left Pyongyang late on Sunday and would meet Putin as early as Tuesday.
The mountain was anticipated to take place on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to the broadcaster YTN, and the specific train would travel to North Korea’s northern border with Russia. Senior South Korean government sources named & nbsp were cited in both reports.