Russia does not confirm meeting between Putin and Kim Jong-un, but evokes military exercises

Russia refused on Tuesday to confirm US reports about a summit between its president Vladimir Putin and the North Korean leader kim jong unbut his government mentioned the possibility of organizing joint military exercises.

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“No, we can not [confirmarlo]We have nothing to say on this matter.” said the spokesman for kremlin, Dmitry Peskovto the journalists who asked him about this information from Washington.

The White House assured on Monday that the North Korean leader intends to visit Russia to argue with putin the sale of North Korean weapons for the war in Ukraine.

According to the American newspaper The New York Timeshe kremlin wants to get artillery shells and anti-tank missiles from North Korea, while Kim want to get advanced technology for satellites and nuclear submarines, as well as food aid for its population.

For USAthese agreementswould violate Security Council resolutions” of the UN against the arms program Pyongyang.

US administration officials told The New York Times that Kim I would probably travel by armored train this month to vladivostokin the far east of Russia and very close to North Koreato meet with putin.

This city on the shores of the Peaceful welcomes from September 10 to 13 the Eastern Economic Forum, in which 68 countries participated last year.

On the other hand, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigusaid on Monday that they would discuss with North Korea the possibility of organizing joint military exercises.

“We discuss it with everyone, including North Korea. Why not? They are our neighbors”, the minister said, quoted by the local TASS news agency.

Source: Elcomercio

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