What Putin And Kim Jong Un Stand To Gain By Meeting
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019, both countries were in a different position. Russia had yet to invade Ukraine.
Four years later, Russia is trying to secure weapons from North Korea. The two leaders are expected to meet this month to discuss a deal.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee, the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press, and Georgetown University's Angela Stent, about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin — and what North Korea might get out of it.
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Four years later, Russia is trying to secure weapons from North Korea. The two leaders are expected to meet this month to discuss a deal.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee, the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press, and Georgetown University's Angela Stent, about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin — and what North Korea might get out of it.
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