Train carrying North Korea's Kim entered Russia, Ria Novosti agency confirms

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MOSCOW: A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

The train crossed into the Primorsky region from North Korea, the agency said, with images showing a train with dark green carriages being pulled along a track by a Russian Railways locomotive.South Korea's defense ministry said earlier it believed Kim's train had entered Russia Tuesday.Kim will meet Putin later this week, according to Russian media reports.The visit is Kim's first trip abroad in four years.

AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNSExperts say Moscow would likely seek artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea, which wants advanced satellite and nuclear-powered submarine technology in return.Putin is currently in Vladivostok for an annual economic forum.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia media the two leaders would discuss 'sensitive' subjects.

 

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