North Korea’s Kim to Visit Russia as US Warns of Arms Deal

Kim will talk with Putin amid annual forum in Vladivostok
The meeting will be Putin and Kim’s first since 2019

Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin in April 2019.Photographer: Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo/AP Photo

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By Bloomberg News

September 5, 2023 at 8:48 AM UTC

Updated on

September 6, 2023 at 1:40 AM UTC

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s Far East as the US is warning Pyongyang may provide Moscow arms for its war on Ukraine.

Kim will travel to Vladivostok and visit with Putin during the annual Eastern Economic Forum, which will be held Sept. 10-13, according to a person familiar with the plans.