MOSCOW, Sept 13, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - North Korea's Kim Jong Un was in Russia Wednesday for a rare summit with President Vladimir Putin that could lead to a weapons deal that the United States has warned would violate international sanctions. While Kim was in Russia, North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a string of sanctions-busting tests. There have been no further details from Russia or North Korea on his itinerary. Russia and North Korea's communication is back on a pre-Covid track with dialogue "actively developing", foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. Beijing, which is trying to keep North Korea within its sphere of influence, cannot welcome the close relationship between Pyongyang and Moscow," he wrote.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha September 13, 2023 10:00 UTC