Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un gave each other rifles as gifts when they met, the Kremlin has said, as the North Korean leader continuedPutin “gave [Kim] a rifle from our production of the highest quality. In return, he also received a North Korean-made rifle,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Putin also gifted the North Korean leader a “glove from a space suit that has been to space several times”.
Putin told Russian state TV after the summit that Kim would visit an aircraft factory that builds fighter jets in the city, and then go to Vladivostok to oversee a display of Russian warships that would “demonstrate the capabilities of the Pacific Fleet” and visit a university and other facilities. Colleges in Russia’s Far East have historically accepted North Korean students.
Moscow also confirmed that Putin had “gratefully accepted Kim’s invitation” to visit Pyongyang, which North Korean state television announced earlier.
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