Putin, Kim meet in Beijing; Kremlin says Russia not plotting against US

The Russian president and the North Korean person question to the talks unneurotic successful the aforesaid car aft a ceremonial reception.

A Kremlin adjutant has dismissed remarks by United States President Donald Trump that Russian, Chinese and North Korean leaders were conspiring against the United States, saying “no 1 adjacent had this successful their thoughts”.

The comments came aft Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean person Kim Jong Un held talks successful Beijing connected Wednesday, wherever some leaders praised the deepening subject concern betwixt Moscow and Pyongyang.

In a station connected Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Please springiness my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, arsenic you conspire against The United States of America.”

Earlier, the gathering was held astatine the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse aft the 2 leaders attended a subject parade successful cardinal Beijing, wherever Chinese President Xi Jinping presided implicit commemorations successful Tiananmen Square marking the 80th day of the extremity of World War II and Japan’s surrender.

The event, which showcased thousands of troops and dense weaponry, drew dozens of satellite leaders, though astir nary from the West, which this event, successful part, sent a wide connection to.

Putin and Kim travelled to the talks unneurotic successful the aforesaid car aft a ceremonial reception, the Kremlin said connected societal media. Kim was accompanied by his girl Kim Ju Ae, according to images released by North Korean authorities media.

China promoted the parade arsenic a objection of unity, with Kim appearing publically alongside some Putin and Xi for the archetypal time.

Speaking astatine the commencement of the talks, Putin praised the bravery and heroism of North Korean soldiers who helium said fought alongside Russian troops successful repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s borderline portion of Kursk.

Kim, successful turn, said practice betwixt Moscow and Pyongyang had “significantly strengthened” since the 2 countries signed a strategical concern pact successful June 2024.

“If there’s thing I tin bash for you and the radical of Russia, if determination is much that needs to beryllium done, I volition see it arsenic a fraternal duty, an work that we surely request to bear, and volition beryllium prepared to bash everything imaginable to help,” Kim said.

South Korean officials estimation North Korea has dispatched astir 15,000 soldiers to Russia since past year, on with important subject supplies, including artillery and KN-23 ballistic missiles, to bolster Moscow’s warfare effort successful Ukraine.

Analysts accidental Pyongyang is receiving precocious Russian subject exertion successful return, including outer guidance systems that could further heighten its rocket programme.

Putin visited Pyongyang successful July 2024 for the archetypal clip successful 24 years, signing a pact connected “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” with Kim that revived Cold War-era ties betwixt the 2 sanctioned states. Kim has antecedently met Putin 3 times.

North Korea lone confirmed it had deployed troops to enactment Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine successful April and admitted that its soldiers had been killed successful combat.

Last week, Kim met the families of the soldiers killed fighting for Russia successful Ukraine, offering condolences for their “unbearable pain” and promising the bereaved “a beauteous life”, authorities media reported.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported connected Saturday that Kim hosted the families of slain soldiers, and expressed “grief astatine having failed to prevention the precious lives” of those who sacrificed themselves to support the country’s honour.

The North Korean person said his “heart breaks and aches” for the children who mislaid fathers.

“I, our authorities and our service volition instrumentality afloat work for them and bid them admirably arsenic staunch and courageous fighters similar their fathers,” helium added.

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