1 of 2 | North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) during the Russia-North Korea Summit on September 13, 2023, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region, Russia. On Tuesday, Putin will travel to North Korea for a reciprocal meeting with the North Korean leader as the two countries strengthen military ties. File Pool Photo by Kremlin/UPI | License Photo
June 17 (UPI) — For the first time in 20 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, for their second meeting in nine months, as the two countries strengthen military ties amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The Kremlin announced Putin will spend two days in Pyongyang before traveling to Communist-governed Vietnam on Wednesday. Advertisement
Putin and Kim are expected to sign a new strategic partnership Wednesday, to update documents signed between Moscow and Pyongyang in 1961, 2000 and 2001, according to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov. While Ushakov said the agreement does not target other countries, it will ensure greater stability in northeast Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-un
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