World News / 14 September 2023
When Kim met Vlad
Two of the world’s most controversial leaders had their face-to-face meeting yesterday – and reclusive North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is already back on his train heading for home. Almost 2 hours of talks happened yesterday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east where Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his visitor a tour of his rocket launch site. Going straight for the big guns, Kim asked questions about the size and power of the “largest rocket”. Putin said they discussed “possibilities” for military cooperation and that Russia will help North Korea develop satellites after a couple of failed launches this year. But both sides denied American officials’ claims that the talks were about Russia buying ammunition for its war on Ukraine, but Kim said he would “always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership”. And after the talks came the food…
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