00:00 The Western world has had a lot of difficulties with Russia in recent years, and in particular
00:04 with its leader Vladimir Putin.
00:06 North Korea has also been a periodic nuisance as well.
00:09 However, over the last year, the insular nation has ramped up its missile launches and re-initiated
00:14 its nuclear weapons program.
00:16 Either of the two are concerning on a good day.
00:19 But recently this happened.
00:21 North Korea's Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin met publicly to discuss their deepening relationship.
00:27 Kim traveled from North Korea to Russia for the meeting, where he expressed supportive
00:31 sentiments about Putin's leadership and his actions, saying during the event, "Russia
00:36 is now in the sacred fight against hegemonic forces in order to protect its sovereignty
00:41 and security interests."
00:42 He is no doubt referring to Ukraine, a worrying notion for Western allies, as they are concerned
00:47 North Korea might begin to supply weapons to Putin, with Kim adding, "We have constantly
00:52 expressed our full and unconditional support for all of the decisions taken by the President
00:57 and the Russian leadership, and I want to assure you that we will always be together
01:01 with Russia in the fight against imperialism."
01:04 Kim also made comments about Russia being the future of power in space, suggesting perhaps
01:09 Russia might provide them access to low-Earth orbit after North Korea's two failed attempts
01:14 to put their own satellites into space.
01:16 (upbeat music)
