The meeting has sparked fears of an arms deal between the two nations.
North Korea may have tens of millions of artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet designs that could give a huge boost to the Russian army in Ukraine, analysts say.
Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying the two leaders will meet after the Vladivostok forum, but the reports did not specify when or where. US officials released intelligence last week that North Korea and Russia were arranging a meeting between their leaders.
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