Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia to meet with Putin and negotiate a possible arms exchange

The North Korean leader’s train, Kim Jong-uncrossed the border with Russiawhere he plans to hold a summit with the president Vladimir Putinaccording to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense and Russian state television.

According to a brief text sent to the media by a spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) South Korea, the train crossed the Friendship Bridge of the Tuman Riverthe only land transportation route that connects the two countries, “at first hour of the morning” (local time) today.

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Official North Korean and Russian sources still do not confirm when and where the meeting between both leaders will take place, which is expected to take place in the city of Vladivostokin it Russian Far Eastthis Wednesday and in which, according to Anglo-Saxon media, it is believed that both countries could agree to an exchange of weapons and military resources.

At the moment it is unknown if the pertinent changes have been made to the train. Kim Jong-un so that it can circulate on the railway tracks of Russia (whose gauge is different from that used in North Korea), a procedure that can take hours since the convoy that usually transports Kim Jong-un It consists of a large number of wagons.

According to North Korean media, the train, which is heavily armored and runs at very low speed, originally departed from Pyongyang heading to Russia on Sunday afternoon (local time).

From the North Korean capital to the border bridge over the Tuman River there are about 560 kilometers, while from Hasanthe first Russian station on the other side of the divide, to Vladivostok, there are another 200 kilometers of railway tracks left.

According to photos published by North Korean media, Kim is accompanied by the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Choe Son-hui and Kang Sun-namand senior military representatives, including the director of the Industrial Department of Ammunition, Jo Chun-ryong.

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In the entourage there also seems to be Pak Thae-songSecretary for Science and Education of the Central Committee of the Workers Party which is linked to the North Korean space program.

Last week the New York Times announced that Putin would want North Korea sell artillery and anti-tank missiles to Russia Moscow could use in Ukrainewhile Pyongyang would want satellite or nuclear propulsion technology for submarines in exchange, as well as food aid.

Source: Elcomercio

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