According to KCNA,” After the lengthy talks, there was a tete-a-tete between Kim Jong Un and Putin ,” and Kim also left the message” The glory of Russia that produced the first conquerors of space will be immortal.”
After starting full-scale conflicts in Ukraine last year, Russia lost favor with the West and sought to fortify ties with other leaders who were experiencing a similar sense of isolation.
While hosting Kim at a shuttle in the far south of Russia, Putin praised the” strengthening of cooperation and connection between our nations” and told investigators he saw” opportunities” for military participation with North Korea.
He had previously stated that Moscow was assist Pyongyang in building satellites.
Any cooperation, according to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller in Washington, may be” quite disturbing and would probably be in violation of many UN Security Council resolutions.”
Russia is reportedly interested in purchasing North Korean weapons to use in Ukraine, according to US officials and experts.
The latest in a series of sanctions-busting testing, Pyongyang fired two ballistic rockets on Wednesday while Kim was in Russia, according to the North Korean army.
Following one-on-one conversations, Kim raised a toast at an established dinner and told Putin,” We are convinced that the Russian army and people may get resoundingly in the just fight to condemn bad groups who pursue hegemony, expansion, and ambition.”
He also praised the Russian army, which was” heroic.”