Before his summit with North Korea's Kim, Putin vows they'll beat sanctions together
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions as he headed to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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After Putin's 2019 meeting with Kim Jong Un and Kim's subsequent support of Russia's Ukraine war, Russia and North Korea have grown closer, especially in military cooperation.
Russia is now, along with North Korea, one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world and Moscow has spent months warming its relations with Pyongyang as it faces isolation in the West.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions as he headed to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries would cooperate closely to overcome US-led sanctions as he headed to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Call them "foul weather friends." The leaders of two heavily sanctioned states postured against the U.S. and its allies, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, have much to discuss as Mr. Putin prepares to land in Pyongyang for a much-anticipated two-day summit.
