Kim arrives in Russia for summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Vladivostok in the Russian far-east for a summit with President Vladimir Putin.

Kim was greeted with gifts after he crossed the border into Russia ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin.

After disembarking his armoured train at the Russian border station of Khasan, girls in traditional dress greeted him with flowers, and bread and salt which he sampled.

North Korean state media said Kim is travelling on his private train for what would be his first talks with the Russian president.

The Kremlin says they will meet near the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok on Thursday, and will talk about the Korean peninsula’s “nuclear problem”.

Kim is seeking Russia’s support after talks with US President Donald Trump collapsed.

Trump and Kim met in Hanoi earlier this year to discuss North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, but the summit – their second – ended without agreement.

 

Via CNN / Euronews

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