Dictator makes first foreign trip for four years as Putin seeks ammo for Ukraine war.
The Kremlin boss hopes to use the meeting, in Vladivostok on Tuesday or Wednesday, to persuade Kim to step up arms sales to bolster his illegal invasion of Ukraine. With domestic production hit by international sanctions, Russian army chiefs are keen to get their hands on North Korea’s huge stockpile of 152-mm ammo shells—conveniently based on old Soviet designs—to complement drone supplies from Iran.
Kim’s departure on the train built for his father, Kim Jong Il, was reported by various South Korean media organizations, citing Seoul government sources.
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