Russian president flies off to meet with Belarusian leader after further scheduled meetings appear to have been cancelled
Vladimir Putin gifted a cosmonaut’s glove and a rifle to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Russia, which appeared to end early.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said he wasn’t sure how long the North Korean delegation would stay in Russia but there would not be any more meetings between Putin and Kim.
“This is their prerogative,” he said. “We appreciated the visit itself. It was timely, useful and constructive.”
Putin and other senior Russian officials showed Kim around the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far east of Russia on Wednesday. News agencies had reported that the two leaders would also tour a nearby arms factory and inspect the Pacific Fleet moored at Vladivostok but these tours appear to have been cancelled.