Putin Invites Kim Jong-un to Next Visit Russia After Chinese Trip
It looks like Kim Jong-un could be on the road again after being invited to Russia by Putin:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit Russia again, a Russian report said, as they held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing.
The two leaders met at the Diaoyutai state guest house after attending the military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 1945.
As Putin escorted Kim to his car at the end of the meeting, the North Korean leader told him, “See you soon,” to which Putin replied that he will be “waiting”, urging him to “Please come,” Russia’s Tass news agency reported.
Kim has visited Russia twice so far, in 2019 and 2023, for talks with Putin.
During the talks Kim also thanked Putin for hailing the North’s troops deployed in Russia to aid Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Putin said he will “never forget” the role of North Korean soldiers who fought “bravely and heroically” in Russia’s front-line region of Kursk in the war against Ukraine.
You can read more at the link, but it is pretty clear Kim Jong-un is projecting strength with his Russian and Chinese allies. This is important for him if he plans to conduct any negotations with South Korea and the United States in the future. He does not want to enter negotiations appearing weak. If anything Kim’s position is probably as strong as it has ever been right now.
If anything Kim’s position is probably as strong as it has ever been right now.
And we can thank the Americans, especially Trump and the war mongering Bolton, for making that possible.