INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would help North Korea launch satellites and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Moscow had his full
Russia would help Kim build satellites
president has prepared an opportunity to meet at a special environment at the launch station which is the heart of your position as a space
two countries, which have become increasingly isolated internationally, is being watched closely by Washington and allies, who suspect they
could agree to trade arms and defence technology.U.S
and South Korean officials have expressed concern that Kim would provide weapons and ammunition to Russia, which has expended vast stocks in
more than 18 months of war in Ukraine
the development of ballistic missiles, drones and attack submarines.Ahead of his meeting with Putin, Kim signed the visitor book in Korean:
Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from an area near the capital, Pyongyang, into the sea off its east coast.It was the first
such launch by the North while Kim was abroad, analysts said, demonstrating an increased level of delegation and more refined control
He also briefly stepped across the inter-Korean border twice.After the summit, Putin and Kim had lunch on crab dumplings, sturgeon and beef
Department Director Jo Chun Ryong, suggested an agenda heavy on defence industry cooperation, analysts said.Kim could offer artillery rounds
quality may limit the overall impact, military analysts said.South Korea and the United States have warned such a deal would violate U.N
Security Council resolutions, which Russia as a permanent member of the council voted to approve.North Korea is one of the few countries to
