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Sep 13 2023
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Putin meets Kim Jong Un, looking for arms – and friends
“This is about countering the so-called rules-based international order, which has undermined its own rules by sanctioning many countries, like Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and lots of others,” says Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser. “Some of those rules might be reasonable, but then they [the West] go and violate their own rules when it suits them. Russia is a country that’s too big to
Christian Science MonitorApr 21 2020
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Kim Yo-jong: the sister of Kim Jong-un, fast 'becoming his alter ego'
From producing an ashtray during a cigarette break en route to a nuclear summit to issuing a statement in praise of the US president, Kim Yo-jong has become the single most important figure in the North Korean regime after her brother, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Since representing Kim at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Yo-jong has not only acquired
The GuardianSep 30 2018
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Trump: Kim Jong Un And I ‘Fell In Love’
What a difference a year makes. President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Saturday that he and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have fallen in love.
HuffPostMar 09 2018
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Tillerson: ‘Talks’ but No Negotiations With Kim Jong Un
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made clear Friday that Donald Trump will be holding “talks” and not “negotiations” with Kim Jong Un, hours after the stunning announcement that the two leaders will meet. South Korean national-security adviser Chung Eui-Yong announced Thursday night that Trump had accepted the North Korean leader’s invitation to hold a summit before the end of May. T
Daily BeastApr 19 2017
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Why is Kim Jong-un Our Problem?
“If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.”
So President Donald Trump warns, amid reports North Korea, in its zeal to build an intercontinental ballistic missile to hit our West Coast, may test another atom bomb.
American Conservative UnionApr 30 2015
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Kim Jong Un cancels Russia trip
Kim Jong Un canceled plans to visit Russia in the coming weeks, citing internal issues in North Korea, according to a statement from the Kremlin on Thursday.
The highly anticipated trip would have been Kim's first official foreign visit since taking power in 2011 after the death of his father.
USA TODAYSep 12 2023
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What Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un’s meeting might bring
It’s happening: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an economic summit in Vladivostok, Russia, this week, a rare public show of diplomacy that could have consequences for both nations. On Monday morning US time, South Korean officials reported that the heavily armored train that Kim uses to travel internationally was spotted en route to
VoxSep 12 2023
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Inside the luxury bulletproof train taking Kim Jong Un to Russia
The South Korean defence ministry has confirmed that the bulletproof train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has now entered Russia and is moving towards the city of Vladivostok. There, Kim will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin for the first time since 2019. They are expected to discuss relations between the two nations and a potential arms deal. Kim is a "reclusive leader" who is
The Week - NewsSep 12 2023
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Inside Kim Jong Un's armored train: "A sweet home"
Images on Russia and North Korean state media outlets showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveling to Russia for a highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by armored train — a method of travel that has been used by the reclusive Kim dynasty for decades. Still photos released by Korean Central News Agency — the North Korean state media outlet — capture the 39-year-
CBS News (Online)Sep 11 2023
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Bulletproof, Slow and Full of Wine: Kim Jong-un’s Mystery Train
When outside intelligence officials seek evidence of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, leaving on a trip abroad — like his journey to Russia this week to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin — they always look for the whereabouts of a train painted a drab green. One such train was spotted on Monday heading north, near where the borders of North Korea, Russia and China meet. It was moving in
New York Times (News)