Russia, North Korea sign ‘strategic partnership' as Putin gifts Kim a luxury car

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Vladimir Putin was met with a grand reception in Pyongyang, North Korea, as Western officials warn of the warming relationship with Kim Jong Un.

North Korean state media showed President Vladimir Putin receiving a warm welcome from Kim Jong Un, in his first visit to Pyongyang in over 20 years.

The Russian president's lavish reception included praise from Kim, who expressed full support and solidarity with Moscow, including for its"special military operation" in Ukraine, according to the state-owned news agency Tass.gifted Kim another new Aurus , an admiral's dagger and a tea set, in a move symbolic of the two country's growing ties.ahead of Putin's two-day trip.

U.S. officials have asserted that Pyongyang supplied Russia with dozens of ballistic missiles and over 11,000 containers of munitions for its war in Ukraine and that Putin could use his trip to lobby for more weaponry. "The question is how badly Putin feels he needs the ammunition from North Korea to survive and to win the war," said Cha."That may lower the bar for what he's willing to give to North Korea, particularly if Kim drives a hard deal"The number one vendor for that will most likely be Russia," said Cha."For the United States, this is a real problem ... The Ukraine war is about the best thing that could have happened for Kim Jong Un.

 

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