Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin met for several hours, and it's believed that Putin is seeking North Korea's stockpile of aging ammunition and rockets.
on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warns could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine., underscores how their interests are aligning: Putin is believed to be seeking one of the few things impoverished North Korea has in abundance – stockpiles of aging ammunition and rockets for Soviet-era weapons.
Kim, in turn, pledged continued support for Moscow, making an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine. But either buying arms from or providing rocket technology to North Korea would violate international sanctions that Russia has supported in the past. Russia and North Korea have "lots of interesting projects" in spheres like transportation and agriculture, he said. Moscow is providing its neighbor with humanitarian aid, but there also are opportunities for "working as equals," so "the prospects are not bad," Putin added.
Official photos showed that Kim was accompanied by Pak Thae Song, chairman of North Korea’s space science and technology committee, and navy Adm. Kim Myong Sik, who are linked with North Korean efforts to acquire spy satellites and nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarines, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry.
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