The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin 'gratefully' accepts the invitation, and his foreign minister will travel to Pyongyang in October.
abc.net.au/news/vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-russia-north-korea-visit-invitation/102857190The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation for Russian officials to visit North Korea, after the Russian president hosted Mr Kim at a Russian space centre and held talks on bilateral ties.
The invite was made during a summit in eastern Russia at which they discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and helping North Korea's satellite program. The news stokes US concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia's military in Ukraine and provide Mr Kim sensitive missile technology.Yes. Mr Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il — Kim Jong Un's father — in Pyongyang in July 2000.
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