Kim Jong-un tests out Putin’s limousine during historic meeting
- 8 months ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened at a rocket launch facility in Siberia on Wednesday in their first summit in four years.
After visiting the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Putin decided to show Kim his armoured Aurus limousine, inviting him to take a seat inside.
Their meeting location shows that Putin is ready to share Russian rocket and space technology with Pyongyang in exchange for access to North Korea's arms stockpiles for the war in Ukraine.
The talks between the two leaders were expected to focus on expanding military cooperation amid their intensifying confrontations with the West.
After visiting the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Putin decided to show Kim his armoured Aurus limousine, inviting him to take a seat inside.
Their meeting location shows that Putin is ready to share Russian rocket and space technology with Pyongyang in exchange for access to North Korea's arms stockpiles for the war in Ukraine.
The talks between the two leaders were expected to focus on expanding military cooperation amid their intensifying confrontations with the West.