Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour
by Justin McCurry and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6ES26)
Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a glove from a space suit that has been to space' amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal
Kim Jong-un has visited a factory that builds advanced fighter jets, as his tour of Russia moves into its third day and the Kremlin revealed he and Vladimir Putin had exchanged gifts of rifles during their summit this week.
Two days after meeting Putin at a space base in Russia's far east, where they discussed satellite technology and - possibly - a deal to provide North Korean arms for the war in Ukraine, Kim's armoured train arrived in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he visited a factory that makes Russia's most modern fighter jets, Russian news agencies reported.
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