カテゴリー: Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un has arrived at a cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Continue reading…
Russian media have posted video of Vladimir Putin welcoming Kim Jong-un to the Vostochny cosmodrome on Wednesday, surrounded by officials and photographers. Kim thanked Putin for the invitation to visit Russia, ‘despite being busy’, while Putin said: ‘…
North Korean leader backs Moscow in ‘protecting its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces’ that oppose itRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesKim Jong-un has offered Vladimir Putin his support for Russia’s “sacred fight” against the …
North Korean state media released images of Kim Jong-un on his armoured train before he departed for a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia. Putin, already in Russia’s far east for an economic forum in Vladivostok, was evasive when asked what the lead…
Foreign ministers condemn ‘elections’ held in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea, where electoral competition was limitedWhat we know on day 566 of the invasionRussia has “recalibrated” its missile defences around Moscow as it f…
The North Korean leader’s preferred mode of transport is slow-moving but luxuriously appointedJoe Biden has Air Force One; Rishi Sunak a fleet of RAF jets and helicopters. But when Kim Jong-un makes one of his rare journeys outside North Korea, he has …
North Korean leader travels on armoured train for talks amid concerns Putin is seeking arms deal for Ukraine warRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesKim Jong-un has arrived in Russia on his armoured train for a rare summit with Vladimir Putin to dis…
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un set to meet Vladimir Putin; Ukraine recaptures gas and oil rigs in Black SeaSee all our Ukraine coverageVladimir Putin has declared that Ukraine’s counter-offensive has delivered no results. The Russian president gave a length…
West fears North Korea plans to supply Moscow with weapons to use in war against UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will visit Russia in the coming days at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin …
Kim Jong-un heralds new chapter for navy but South Korea says vessel seems not to be operationalNorth Korea has launched its first “tactical nuclear attack submarine”, state media reported, although the South Korean military said the vessel might not b…
Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decadesAfter years of backing UN sanctions targeting North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, Russia is now reaching out to its n…
North Korean and Russian leaders expected to discuss military cooperation in VladivostokKim Jong-un will reportedly travel to Russia this month to meet Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying weapons to the Kremlin for the war in Ukrain…
Leader replaces Pak Su-il with defence minister, Gen Ri Yong-gil, and urges further military drillsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed the military’s top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons prod…
Dictator tours factories making drone engines and rocket launchers and calls for ‘rapidly expanding production capacity’Kim Jong-un visited several major North Korean arms factories this week, including facilities making engines for strategic cruise mi…
Kim Jong-un attended the conference to review defence strategies and the country’s struggling economyNorth Korea opened a key political conference with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defence s…