- Kim Jong Un’s six-day journey to Russia wasn’t all about work.
- Kim was handled to a walrus present and ballet efficiency throughout his go to.
- He was additionally gifted a set of explosive drones as a farewell reward.
All work and no play makes Kim Jong Un a boring boy.
The North Korean chief’s six-day go to to Russia noticed the nation rolling out the purple carpet for him, with Russian officers treating Kim to a walrus present and a ballet efficiency.
Kim’s go to started on September 12, when he arrived in Russia together with his armor-plated luxurious prepare. The journey occurred amid reviews that Russia is in search of munitions provides from North Korea to gas its struggle with Ukraine.
Kim met Russian chief Vladimir Putin on the Vostochny cosmodrome on Wednesday, in accordance to Russian state-run media TASS. According to TASS, their assembly lasted for greater than 5 hours.
While the majority of Kim’s go to was spent touring varied army websites, Kim did have his justifiable share of enjoyable whereas in Russia.
On Saturday, Kim watched Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Sleeping Beauty,” per TASS.
Then on Sunday, he headed to the Primorsky Aquarium to watch a efficiency starring a walrus, and that includes different marine animals like beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins, per TASS.
Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service by way of AP
Kim was visibly thrilled by the efficiency, in accordance to {a photograph} distributed by the Korean Central News Agency, a North Korean state media outlet.
Upon his departure, Kim was gifted a bulletproof vest by the governor of the far jap Russian area of Primorye. This piece of physique armor is “much lighter than its known analogs,” with “protection zones for the chest, shoulders, throat and groin,” per TASS.
Besides the physique armor, TASS reported that Kim was additionally gifted a set of 5 kamikaze drones and a Geranium-25 aircraft-type reconnaissance drone. In addition, Kim was offered with a particular set of clothes that the Russians say seems invisible on thermal imaging techniques.
Kim concluded his go to on Sunday when he headed again to Pyongyang by prepare, per TASS.
Although Kim’s go to did not lead to any bilateral agreements being signed, it was nonetheless important in demonstrating the closing of ranks between two pariah states.
Whilst assembly with Putin on Wednesday, Kim pledged his help for Russia’s “sacred fight” with the West, per Reuters.
“Now Russia has risen to the sacred fight to protect its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces that oppose Russia,” Kim stated in his opening greetings with Putin.
“We will always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership,” Kim stated.
