SEOUL: Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday (Jun 19), where he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a rare summit aim
Russia 's President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korea 's leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea on Jun 19, 2024. An honour guard including mounted soldiers, and a large crowd of civilians gathered at the square by the Taedong River running through the capital, a video broadcast by Russia n media showed. The scene included children holding balloons, and giant portraits of the two leaders with national flags adorning the Grand People's Study Hall.
Russia has used its warming ties with North Korea to needle Washington, while heavily sanctioned North Korea has won political backing and promises of economic support and trade from Moscow. Likely given the hour, the welcome was a relatively subdued affair, with Kim greeting the Russian leader on the red carpet without the grand ceremony the North put on for Chinese President Xi Jinping on his 2019 visit.
In an article on the front page of North Korea's main ruling party newspaper, he promised to"develop alternative trade and mutual settlement mechanisms not controlled by the West" and"build an equal and indivisible security architecture in Eurasia".
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