Moscow: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia. Kim arrived in a luxury armored train. Putin and Kim meet in person after four years.
Japan TV network JNN reported that a welcome ceremony was held in Khazan on the Russian border. It is 150 km from here to Vladivostok, where talks with Putin are taking place.
External Affairs Minister, senior military officers, senior leaders of the arms department and others are accompanying the yatra. State media in North Korea and Russia said the two leaders would meet, but there was no word on when.
For months, the United States has accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons to attack Ukraine. But both countries denied this. The United States reiterated last week that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively progressing.
In the background of this visit, the details of the private train that Kim is traveling in are again being filled in the foreign media. The green color special bullet proof train has 90 rooms with high security. The maximum speed is only 60 km per hour. Military planes and helicopters will accompany the journey. 20 railway stations have been built in North Korea just for this train to travel.
