Putin Gifts Kim Jong Un A Russian Limousine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian Aurus limousine.

North Korean news agency KCNA reported that the limousine was delivered to aides of Kim Jong Un on Sunday, February 18, 2023.

The Kremlin said Putin gifted Kim the car because he expressed love for it during his visit to Russia in 2023.

KCNA says the North Korean leader’s sister “courteously conveyed Kim Jong Un’s thanks to Putin to the Russian side, saying that the gift serves as a clear demonstration of the special personal relations between the top leaders.”

During Kim’s visit to Russia in September, Putin displayed one of his black armoured limousines to Kim, who sat beside him in the car at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Kim appeared to like the car, prompting Putin to extend friendliness by gifting him one.

“When the head of the DPRK (North Korea) was at the Vostochny cosmodrome, he looked at this car; Putin showed it to him personally, and like many people, Kim liked this car,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov disclosed.

“So this decision was made.

“North Korea is our neighbour, our close neighbour, and we intend and will continue to develop our relations with all neighbours, including North Korea.”

According to information on the carmaker’s website, the car is the first full-size luxury sedan in Russia. It is President Putin’s official car.

Since the start of the war with Ukraine, Russia has tightened ties with North Korea, which has been accused by the United States of supplying Russia with weapons to execute the war.

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Russia and North Korea have denied the accusations and vowed to strengthen military relations.

Reacting to the car gift, South Korea has said it is monitoring the relations between Moscow and Pyongyang and has urged both nations to comply with the resolutions of the United Nations.