Kim is anticipated to attend Vladivostok’s Far Eastern Federal University and the Russian Academy of Sciences’ coastal science labs.
North Korean pupils have generally been accepted by colleges in Russia’s Far East.
” TROUBLING” Assistance
Kim is in Russia as Putin tries to strengthen ties with other world leaders who are shunned by European nations.
Moscow for the Ukraine fight and Pyongyang for its nuclear tests are both subject to a number of international sanctions, which have been imposed on the lifelong friends.
Despite European warnings, speculation that an arms trade deal might be on the board was fueled by Kim and Putin’s donating of rifles to one another at the spacecraft summit on Wednesday.
However, no contracts had been signed during Kim’s current trip, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who also stated that” there was no plan to mark any.”
According to the Kremlin, Putin accepted Kim’s invitation to travel to North Korea while they were meeting, and he reportedly offered to send a North Korean to space — a first.
Washington has been alarmed by Moscow’s mention of the prospect of assisting North Korea in the production of spacecraft.
According to State Department official Matthew Miller, the cooperation announced during Kim’s visit to Russia is” quite disturbing and would probably get in violation of many UN Security Council resolutions.”
He pointed out that Pyongyang’s nuclear missiles were developed using North Korean satellites.
Recently, Pyongyang’s attempt to launch a military detective satellite into orbit was unsuccessful half.