Kim Jong-un and Putin Plan to Meet in Russia to Discuss Weapons
NY Times – Sept. 4, 2023, 2:40 p.m. EDT
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, plans to travel to Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin to discuss the possibility of supplying Russia with more weaponry for its war in Ukraine and other military cooperation, according to American and allied officials.
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Mr. Putin wants Mr. Kim to agree to send Russia artillery shells and antitank missiles, and Mr. Kim would like Russia to provide North Korea with advanced technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, the officials said. Mr. Kim is also seeking food aid for his impoverished nation.
The world really has turned upside down, when an impoverished country that only exists because it was propped up by its more powerful neighbors now is being asked to act as a military lifeline for one of those neighbors.