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Russia-Ukraine war updates: N Korea’s Kim arrives, meets Kremlin officials

Kim Jong Un rolls into Russia on an armoured train to meet Vladimir Putin to shore up support in standoffs with the West.

This handout photograph taken and released by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia on September 12, 2023, shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attending a meeting with Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in Khasan, Primorky region, at the start of his official visit to Russia. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on September 12, 2023 ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the United States has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow's assault on Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
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Why is the Putin-Kim meeting important?

By Kate Mayberry, Priyanka Shankar and Mersiha Gadzo
Published On 12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023

This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, September 12:



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