Picture of the Day: Russian Foreign Minister Leaves North Korea After Three Day Visit

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son-hui, as he leaves an airport in North Korea’s eastern coastal city of Wonsan on July 13, 2025, following his three-day trip to the North for meetings with Choe and the North’s leader Kim Jong-un, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)


I wonder if he stayed in the famous Ryugyong Hotel. I hear that’s a real swingin’ place after dark…
I also wonder if it’s scarier to stay overnight in an Egyptian pyramid, a Mayan pyramid, or a North Korean pyramid?
Poor old Probie: setnaffa 2.0
You don’t need to be Leroy Gibbs to know that the guy who previously used the setnaffa name, setnaffa 1.0, has met the AA gun.
setnaffa 1.0 had a better grasp of the nuances of English.
Infamous Ryugyeong Hotel.
Only a Nork would describe the Ryugyeong Hotel as famous.
Doh!
Back to the gulag for some more retraining setnaffa 2.0!
“Only a Nork would describe the Ryugyeong Hotel as famous”
It it is famous in North Korea.
It is also famous among those who are educated and aware of North Korea.
I am guessing Setnaffa is less of a North Korean asset and more of a smart American with a long-term relationship with Korea who chooses not to be ignorant.