North Korea’s Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the far eastern Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur where he was expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets. The visit is one of several the North Korean leader is making on a days-long trip to Russia and will be followed, Putin said, by a visit to Vladivostok where Kim will view Russia’s Pacific Fleet. On Wednesday Kim met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, where he was greeted with a 40-second handshake by Putin. Washington has warned that their summit could lead to a deal for North Korea to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine,