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Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defence chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Saturday with the Russian defence minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including a hypersonic missile system on the latest leg of a rare visit outside his country.

Sep 16, 2023
Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defence chief
  • NK's Kim holds talks with Russian defense minister on strengthening military cooperation

North Korean arms for Russia probably won't make a big difference in Ukraine war: Milley

North Korea may be able to boost Russia's supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine , but that is not likely to make a big difference, the top American military officer said as he arrived in Norway for NATO meetings that began Saturday and will focus in part on the conflict.

Sep 16, 2023
North Korean arms for Russia probably won't make a big difference in Ukraine war: Milley
  • NK's Kim holds talks with Russian defense minister on strengthening military cooperation

N. Korean athletes arrive in Hangzhou for Asian Games: reports

A group of North Korean athletes has reportedly arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to participate in the upcoming Asian Games.

Sep 16, 2023
N. Korean athletes arrive in Hangzhou for Asian Games: reports

N. Korea's Kim meets Russian defense minister, inspects nuclear-capable bombers

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome space launch center in the Russian Far East, Sept. 13, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. YonhapNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and inspected Russia's nuclear-capable bombers, missiles and a warship Saturday after he arrived in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russian media reported.Kim has been touring Russia's Far East after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at the Vostochny space center amid growing concerns over possible military cooperation between the two countries.Russia's TASS news agency reported Kim arrived at the Knevichi airfield in Vladivostok on Saturday, where he was greeted by Shoigu and an honor guard. Guided by Shoigu, Kim looked at Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers ― Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 ― and its latest hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, according to news reports.Later in the day, Kim and Shoigu also inspected the Ma

Sep 16, 2023
N. Korea's Kim meets Russian defense minister, inspects nuclear-capable bombers
  • NK leader visits Russian fighter jet factory
  • US to seek further action over NK provocations, int'l law violations: NSA Sullivan

N. Korea's Kim inspects modern fighter jets at factory in Russia's Far East

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un alights from his special train at the Vostochny Cosmodrome space launch center in the Russian Far East, Sept. 13, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. YonhapNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday inspected advanced fighter jets at an aircraft plant in Russia's Far East, according to Russian news agencies, after a rare summit with President Vladimir Putin earlier this week.Kim, who arrived in Komsomolsk-on-Amur earlier in the day, visited the factory, where he inspected the production of Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets and an SSJ passenger plane, Russian news agencies reported.He also watched a demonstration flight of a Su-35 plane.Kim arrived at a railway station in the city earlier in the day and was welcomed in accordance with traditions for a special guest, Russian news agencies reported. The Russian city has two aircraft plants, the Yuri Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant, which is named after the first person in space, and the Yakovlev plant, which had been known as Irkut. Russia's state-run news agency

Sep 15, 2023
N. Korea's Kim inspects modern fighter jets at factory in Russia's Far East
  • ANALYSIS Kim-Putin summit signals 'new normal' of N. Korea-Russia relations
  • FM hints at possible unilateral sanctions against Moscow following N. Korea-Russia summit

Seoul warns against military cooperation between N. Korea, Russia

A TV screen shows an image of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 14. AP-YonhapSouth Korea warned Thursday that North Korea and Russia will face consequences if they violate U.N. Security Council resolutions with potential arms deals and military cooperation.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit at the Vostochny space center in eastern Russia on Wednesday in their first meeting in more than four years."North Korea and Russia will clearly pay the price if they are involved in any acts that pose a significant threat to our security by violating the U.N. Security Council resolutions," the South Korean National Security Council (NSC) said in a press release. NSC committee members, including National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong, Foreign Minister Park Jin and Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, called on Pyongyang and Moscow not to get involved in arms trade and military cooperation banned under the U.N. resolu

Sep 15, 2023
Seoul warns against military cooperation between N. Korea, Russia
  • ANALYSIS Kim-Putin summit signals 'new normal' of N. Korea-Russia relations

Pentagon warns N. Korea's arms support would prolong Ukraine war

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Aug. 8. AP-YonhapThe U.S. Department of Defense warned North Korea Thursday that its arms support to Russia would not only prolong the war in Ukraine but also be tantamount to "directly" joining the killing of innocent Ukrainians.Deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh made the remarks after this week's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the prospects of Pyongyang sending more ammunition to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine."I think that any country that supports Russia in its unprovoked war in Ukraine is of course going to not only prolong the conflict but is directly engaging in the killing of innocent Ukrainian civilians, officials and those on the battlefield," Singh told a press briefing. "We have been very public about our warnings to North Korea ... We would encourage that North Korea not pursue a deal with Russia," she added.Commenting on Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's recent remarks raising the possibil

Sep 15, 2023
Pentagon warns N. Korea's arms support would prolong Ukraine war
  • ANALYSIS Kim-Putin summit signals 'new normal' of N. Korea-Russia relations

Putin 'gratefully accepted' Kim's invitation to visit North Korea: Kremlin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un attend a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday. Reuters-YonhapRussian President Vladimir Putin has "gratefully accepted" North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's invitation to visit his country, the Kremlin said on Thursday, after the two men held a rare summit in Russia's Far East.The summit has stoked U.S. concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia's military in Ukraine and provide Kim with sensitive missile technology.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Kim's visit to Russia would continue for several days. The Kremlin said Putin has now returned to Moscow from the Far East, where he showed Kim round Russia's most modern space launch facility.Peskov described the summit between Putin and Kim as "timely, useful and constructive", and that Moscow would continue developing relations with Pyongyang.He also confirmed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would visit North Korea in October. (Reuters)

Sep 14, 2023
Putin 'gratefully accepted' Kim's invitation to visit North Korea: Kremlin
  • ANALYSIS Kim-Putin summit signals 'new normal' of N. Korea-Russia relations

Kim Jong-un's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un boards his special train after holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, Wednesday, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency next day. UPI-Yonhap North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, according to sources.According to the sources, Kim's olive green, bullet-proof train appears headed toward the Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he will visit an aircraft factory, following his meeting with Putin held Wednesday at the Vostochny spaceport where he pledged full support for Russia.Putin earlier told a Russian media outlet that Kim will fly to Komsomolsk-on-Amur to visit an aircraft plant and travel to Vladivostok to view Russia's Pacific Fleet after the summit. But Kim appears to have taken his train t

Sep 14, 2023
Kim Jong-un's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin
  • Kim invites Putin to N. Korea; Putin accepts: state media
  • S. Korea closely monitoring possible joint military drills between NK, Russia
  • Seoul, US to hold defense talks on deterrence against N. Korea

Kim invites Putin to N. Korea; Putin accepts: state media

This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un leaving Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on Sept. 13, after talks with Russian President. AFP-Yonhap North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit his country during their summit at Russia's spaceport, and Putin accepted the offer, Pyongyang's state media reported Thursday, as the two isolated countries seek to bolster ties.Kim made the invitation at an official dinner with Putin on Wednesday after their summit at the Vostochny space center in Russia's Amur region, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, in their first meeting in over four years."At the end of the reception, Kim Jong Un courteously invited Putin to visit the DPRK at a convenient time," the KCNA reported in an English dispatch. "Putin accepted the invitation with pleasure and reaffirmed his will to invariably carry forward the history and tradition of th

Sep 14, 2023
Kim invites Putin to N. Korea; Putin accepts: state media
  • Russia promises to help North Korea build satellites
  • US concerned about burgeoning defense cooperation between NK, Russia: White House
  • US under secretary of state due in Seoul for extended deterrence talks
  • S. Korea concerned about military cooperation between NK, Russia: PM
  • S. Korea closely monitoring possible joint military drills between NK, Russia
  • Seoul, US to hold defense talks on deterrence against N. Korea
  • Kim Jong-un's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin
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