{"id":590734,"date":"2023-09-11T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/north-koreas-kim-apparently-on-train-headed-for-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:44:58","slug":"north-koreas-kim-apparently-on-train-headed-for-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-koreas-kim-apparently-on-train-headed-for-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"#North Korea\u2019s Kim apparently on train headed for Russia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/International-Kim-and-Putin_101322_Pool-Sputnik-Kremlin_Alexei-Nikolsky.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to be on a train headed for Russia, possibly for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korean <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>Kim left North Korea\u2019s capital of Pyongyang for Russia on Sunday night, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chosun.com\/politics\/north_korea\/2023\/09\/11\/2GZYTSZ3E5E5NL6IR6PPLJTQGY\/\">reported<\/a>, citing unidentified South Korean government sources. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> from Pyongyang to Russia was expected to take 20 hours or more,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20230910002652325?section=nk\/nk\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s presidential office, defense ministry and national intelligence service\u00a0did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely confirm\u00a0the reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s departure comes after U.S. officials told multiple media outlets last week that the North Korean leader may meet with Putin within the month. An official\u00a0told The Associated Press\u00a0the U.S. was not exactly sure where or when the meeting would take place, but the Russian port city of Vladivostok could be likely due to its relative proximity to North Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Putin and Kim are scheduled to attend the Eastern Economic Forum at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, which runs Sept. 10-13, though it is not immediately clear if this is where the two leaders would meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials said Russia is looking to buy ammunition from North Korea to refill reserves drained by its war in Ukraine. In exchange, North Korea would likely want food, energy shipments and transfers of sophisticated weapons technologies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Relations between Russia and North Korea have fluctuated for decades, though the two countries have drawn closer to one another since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February, 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting would mark Kim\u2019s first summit with a foreign leader since North Korea closed its borders in January, 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The potential meeting fuels ongoing concerns of a deepening cooperation between the two countries as U.S. officials have suspected North Korea is providing Russia with a variety of ammunition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between the two countries also sparks concern for an increasing threat from Kim\u2019s nuclear weapons and missiles designed for targeting the U.S., South Korea and Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Vice President Harris called the possible meeting an \u201cact of desperation\u201d that will further isolate the countries. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed reporting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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Kim left North Korea\u2019s capital of Pyongyang for Russia on Sunday night, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper\u00a0reported, citing unidentified South Korean government sources. 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