Russian President Vladimir Putin is thanking North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and says the two countries would work together to overcome U.S.-led sanctions. The comments were published Tuesday as the Russian leader was heading to Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Russia n President Vladimir Putin is making a rare foreign trip to North Korea , a visit intended to further cement ties with an old ally that supports Moscow’s war in Ukraine .FILE - Russia n President Vladimir Putin , right, and North Korea ’s leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia , on Sept. 13, 2023.
Putin also said Russia and North Korea will develop unspecified trade and payment systems “that are not controlled by the West” and jointly oppose sanctions against the countries, which he described as “unilateral and illegal restrictive measures.”North Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visitNorth Korea is under heavy U.N.
Along with China, Russia has provided political cover for Kim’s continuing efforts to advance his nuclear arsenal, repeatedly blocking U.S.-led efforts to impose fresh U.N. sanctions on the North over its weapons tests.
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