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Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - UK

Kim promises Putin North Korea’s full support for Russia’s 'sacred fight'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the…

France 24

The highs and lows of Russia, North Korea relations

Despite common interests, ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have not always been rosy. Here are some key events.

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Russia-Ukraine war: conflict is most ‘acute threat’ to international order, says Blinken – as it happened

US secretary of state says ‘Russia’s war of aggression’ threatens order ‘enshrined in UN charter’

The Guardian - AU

Kim Jong-un offers Putin ‘full support’ in Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ with west

North Korean leader backs Moscow in ‘protecting its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces’ that oppose it

The Guardian - AU

North Korea fires two missiles into the sea as Kim Jong Un travels in Russia for meeting with Putin

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday, as leader Kim Jong Un rolled through Russia on an armored train toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

North Korea’s leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country, and provide Russia with munitions in its grueling war in Ukraine.

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South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un and Putin meet hours after North Korea missile launch

Leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin that are expected to focus on arms sales.

Al Jazeera

China key to preventing possible Russia, North Korea arms deal, expert says

China is North Korea’s and Russia’s biggest trade partner and and could restrain a weapons deal.

Al Jazeera

Pink leather armchairs and bomb-proof floors: inside Kim Jong-un’s armoured train

The North Korean leader’s preferred mode of transport is slow-moving but luxuriously appointed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: G7 condemns ‘sham elections’ held by Russia on Ukrainian territory – as it happened

Foreign ministers condemn ‘elections’ held in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea, where electoral competition was limited

The Guardian - AU

Whether Russia or the Soviet Union, a timeline of Moscow’s relations with North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to see President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it may contact WTO for compensation over Poland’s refusal to import grain

Ukraine may take legal action, including turning to the World Trade Organization to obtain compensation, after Poland extended a ban on importing its grain, Ukraine’s prime minister said Tuesday. Russia's Vladimir Putin earlier on Tuesday dismissed Kyiv's claims that it will soon receive F-16 fighter jets from the West, saying…

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 566 of the invasion

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un set to meet Vladimir Putin; Ukraine recaptures gas and oil rigs in Black Sea

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un’s ‘Moving Fortress’ North Korea train: What to know

The North Korean leader’s olive green train is equipped with attack weapons and a helicopter for escape.

The Independent UK

A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to see President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Live lobsters, cases of wine and bulletproof carriages: Inside Kim Jong-un’s train to meet Putin

The North Korean leader’s favourite mode of transport is slow, but opulent

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The Guardian - AU

Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia to meet Putin as US threatens sanctions

North Korean leader travels on armoured train for talks amid concerns Putin is seeking arms deal for Ukraine war

Evening Standard

Kim Jong-un in Russia for talks with Putin as US warns over arms deal

North Korea could provide military hardware for Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia ahead of arms deal meeting with Putin

As the Pyongyang leader’s train makes it way across the country – the Russian president warms up by threatening Rishi Sunak in making wild claims about the UK’s role in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin and Kim Jong-un begin weapons talks in Vladivostok

Summit represents Kim Jong-un’s first trip out of North Korea since before Covid

The Independent UK

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia ahead of an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

‘A new and terrifying world’: Kim and Putin to meet again in Russia

With the Russian leader in need of weapons for the war in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un is expected to extract a high price.

WEKU

What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

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