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Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports

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By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United …

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United …

  2. NBC News

    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a luxury car as a gift (opens NBC News)

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    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin “for his personal use,” North Korean state media reported Tuesday, a possible violation of a U.N. resolution against Pyongyang that Russia also agreed to.

  3. Voice of America

    Putin Gave Kim Jong Un a Car Because of Their Special Ties, North Korea Says (opens Voice of America)

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    Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, and another North Korean official accepted the gift Sunday and she conveyed her brother's thanks to Putin.

  4. Quartz

    Putin gives Kim Jong Un a luxury limousine. It's a violation of UN sanctions on North Korea (opens Quartz)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made luxury limousine for his personal use in a sign of their special relationship

  5. Al Jazeera

    North Korea’s Kim gifted car by Russia’s Putin, state media says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim for his ‘personal use’, North Korea’s state-run KCNA says.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Putin gives Kim Jong Un Aurus luxury car – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received the Russian-made Aurus to celebrate ties between the two leaders, after they recently met in Russia in September. The gift could violate UN sanctions on North Korea.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in

  8. KX News Bismarck

    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties, North Korea says (opens KX News Bismarck)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship, North…

  9. The Guardian

    Kim Jong-un receives luxury car as gift from Vladimir Putin (opens The Guardian)

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    Kremlin says gift was chosen as Kim liked the car when Putin showed it to him in Russia last year

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties, North Korea says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties, North Korea says

  11. Time

    Putin Gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-Made Car, North Korea Says (opens Time)

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    Observers said it could violate a U.N. resolution that bans supplying luxury items to North Korea in an attempt to pressure the country to abandon its nuclear weapons.

  12. New York Post

    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties: North Korea (opens New York Post)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship, North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday.

  13. Forbes

    Putin Gifts Luxury Car To Kim Jong-Un In Potential Violation Of UN Sanctions (opens Forbes)

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    South Korean officials said the gift is a direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions that Russia is a party to.

  14. Jalopnik

    Putin Mocks International Sanctions By Gifting Kim Jong Un A Luxury Limo (opens Jalopnik)

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    Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and North Korea's nuclear testing, Putin gifted Kim Jong Un a Russian-made Rolls-Royce knockoff.

  15. Insider

    Putin gave Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian car, deepening their war bromance and ignoring sanctions to do it (opens Insider)

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    Putin gifted North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un an Aurus Senat limousine from his personal collection.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Russia's Vladimir Putin gifts Kim Jong Un luxury car – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received the Russian-made Aurus to celebrate ties between the two leaders, after they recently met in Russia in September. The gift could violate UN sanctions on North Korea.

  17. Fox News

    Putin gifts North Korea's Kim Jong Un with Russian made limo (opens Fox News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has given North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian Aurus limousine in a show of the countries deepening ties, although it could violate a U.N. resolution.

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