Despots Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un have been spotted bickering over who would enter a car first during the Russia n leader's first visit to North Korea in 24 years.
For what seemed like an eternity, both Putin and Un gestured to the other to get into the awaiting car.Vladimir Putin was met with a reception fit for a king upon his arrival in North Korea's capital city, after landing at Pyongyang Airport Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Axis of Evil pals Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un beam as Russian despot arrives for State visit The crowds erupted into cheers and let loose a torrent of bright coloured balloons at the sight of the Kremlin chief, who stood beside his host and took in the rapturous applause before they made their way through Kim Il Sung Square along a huge red carpet.
After touring the square, Kim and Putin clambered into an open-top limousine, which whisked them away to Pyongyang's Kumsusan State Guest House, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said, for their first talks together on North Korean soil. Putin thanked Kim for the support and said the two countries would sign an agreement to boost their partnership as both 'fight against the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the US and its satellites against the Russian Federation'.
'Our pilots flew tens of thousands of combat missions during the liberation war of 1950-53,' Putin said. Pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk past children during a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024
Putin's visit to North Korea - his first since the early months of his initial presidential term - comes amid growing concerns about an arms arrangement in which Pyongyang provides Moscow with badly needed munitions to fuel Russia's war in Ukraine in exchange for economic assistance and technology transfers that would enhance the threat posed by Kim's nuclear weapons and missile programme.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, right, arrive to attend the official welcome ceremony in the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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