Before their first known meeting in four years started, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea, according to South Korea and Japan.
— Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a cosmodrome in Russia's Far East for a meeting that underscores how the two leaders' interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States.- Putin shook hands with him and said he was"very glad to see" him. Russia state media quoted Kim as thanking Putin for the invitation to visit Russia"despite being busy.
Kim said his decision to visit Russia four years after his previous visit showed how Pyongyang is"prioritizing the strategic importance" of its relations with Moscow, North Korea's official news agency said Wednesday. The Korean Central News Agency said Kim then left for his destination but it didn't specify what it was.
One is Jo Chun Ryong, a ruling party official in charge of munitions policies who joined him on recent tours of factories producing artillery shells and missiles, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry. Lim Soo-suk, South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Seoul was maintaining communication with Moscow while closely monitoring Kim's visit.
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