Putin confirms meeting as North Korea’s Kim reportedly heads to Russian Far East

Monday that Mr. Kim’s famous armored train is in motion, likely headed for Russia, with which North Korea shares a short land border. The nearly 300-mile trip would be the reclusive North Korean leader’s first trip out of the country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic more than three years ago.

Biden administration officials have been eyeing the rumored summit with concern. There is a widespread belief that Moscow, which has been put on the defensive in its 18-month invasion in Ukraine, wants to purchase or trade arms from Mr. Kim to replenish its depleted armory. Both summit participants face limited travel options these days: With an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court hanging over his head, Mr. Putin attended neither last weekend’s G20 summit in India nor the recent BRICS summit in South Africa.

“I don’t know how it is going to be arranged, maybe just a bilateral — [Mr. Kim] is not necessarily going to participate,” said Oleg Kiriyanov, head of Seoul-based think tank Asia Risk Research Center. “But if he comes, I think Russians will want him to take part, as not so many leaders came.” For its part, North Korea is perennially short of food and energy. It also seeks space technology, given the high-profile recent failures of two reconnaissance satellite launches, and nuclear submarine technology.

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