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Putin calls Trump’s laundry list of criminal charges ‘persecution’

The Russian president made the comments at a gathering of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia ahead of arms deal meeting with Putin

As the Pyongyang leader’s train makes it way across the country – the Russian president warms up by threatening Rishi Sunak in making wild claims about the UK’s role in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

WEKU · Sep 11, 2023

Kim Jong-un to hold weapons talks with Putin after ‘travelling to Russia in armoured train’

Visit highlights just how much the two leaders now need each other

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Kim Jong-un to meet Putin in Russia for talks on supplying weapons

North Korean and Russian leaders expected to discuss military cooperation in Vladivostok

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Russia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months

A Russian court has extended by three months the detention of a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on charges of cooperating with a foreign state

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Territorial dispute between China and Russia risks clouding friendly future

Despite the public image of cordiality presented by China and Russia, some observers suggest the friendship is on fragile foundations. Xi Jinping is visiting Moscow this week in a show of solidarity with Vladimir Putin. However, a background dispute over territory in east Siberia could dangerously undo the comprehensive strategic…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 21, 2023

Mystery as Vladimir Putin's crony colonel found dead in his office in Russia

Vladimir Putin's colonel, Vadim Boyko, 44, was shot five times and killed in a mystery ‘assassination’ in his office in Vladivostok, Russia - as initial reports claimed that it was a ‘suicide’

Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022

Viral video of Kim Jong-un meeting Vladimir Putin is actually from 2019

Twitter users have been sharing a video that they claim shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Moscow on September 30. However, it turns out the video was filmed in Vladivostok in April 2019 during the only official meeting between these two heads of state.

France 24 · Oct 8, 2022

Explainer-Putin and North Korea's Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", the latest sign of deepening ties between the two pariah states.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022