![]() ![]() nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine to South Korea in July. Russian diplomats said Washington had no right to lecture Moscow after the United States had bolstered its allies across the world, including with a visit of a U.S. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters there had not been a plan to sign any formal agreements during the visit. Putin told reporters Russia was "not going to violate anything", but would keep developing relations with North Korea. He and Putin discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and deepening cooperation when they met on Wednesday. Kim on Friday inspected a Russian fighter jet factory that is under Western sanctions. Washington has accused North Korea of providing arms to Russia, which has the world's biggest store of nuclear warheads, but it is unclear whether any deliveries have been made. Russia has gone out of its way to publicise Kim's visit and drop repeated hints about the prospect of military cooperation with North Korea, which was formed in 1948 with the backing of the Soviet Union.įor Putin, who says Moscow is locked in an existential battle with the West over Ukraine, courting Kim allows him to needle Washington and its Asian allies while potentially securing a deep supply of artillery for the Ukraine war. sanctions against Pyongyang and that the allies would ensure there was a price to pay. South Korea and the United States said on Friday that military cooperation between North Korea and Russia would violate U.N. ![]() After the aircraft and missiles, Kim inspected the Russian Pacific Fleet's frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" in Vladivostok and saw a demonstration of modern missile control systems, RIA said. ![]()
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