Kim Greets Putin With a Hug for First North Korea Trip in 24 Years
- Moscow, Pyongyang to sign new accord on strategic partnership
- Kim prepares grand welcome for Putin, satellite image shows
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived for his first visit to North Korea in 24 years as the US warned the meeting could further arms transfers from Kim Jong Un’s regime that aid the Kremlin in its assault on Ukraine.
Kim personally greeted and hugged Putin after he touched down at Sunan International Airport, which serves the capital Pyongyang, early Wednesday, and then they drove away in Putin’s limo, according to video posted by Russian state news agency TASS. Putin’s portrait was seen on almost every second lamppost along the way, and there were dozens of cars and motorcycles in the entourage with security guards lined up the route.