Drones and a bulletproof vest: The gifts North Korea’s Kim Jong Un received in Russia

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home from Russia. An unusual six-day visit by North Korea’s leader, who seldom leaves the nation, underlines Pyongyang’s pressing desire to strengthen ties with President Vladimir Putin and has fuelled Western suspicions that Pyongyang could give Moscow with weapons for its war on Ukraine. Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia’s far eastern region, which began last Tuesday, has been heavily focused on military cooperation, including a symbolic exchange of rifles with Putin and an inspection of state-of-the-art Russian weapons. Kim was also given explosive drones and protective clothes as a...