{"id":2022576,"date":"2023-09-05T18:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:23:53","slug":"north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US says North Korea&#8217;s Kim Jong Un may meet Russia&#8217;s Putin for arms talks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022576&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Kim Jong\u200b Un, the top leader of communist North Korea, is actively pursuing a potential arms deal with the Kremlin. There are indications that he may even \u2064meet \u200cwith\u200c President Vladimir Putin in Russia. This exciting development has been revealed through intelligence obtained by the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations between North Korea and\u2063 Russia are progressing, according to National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson. She stated, &#8220;Arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia\u200b are actively advancing.&#8221; Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently visited North \u200bKorea to discuss the possibility of purchasing artillery ammunition from Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russia-in-talks-with-north-korea-for-joint-military-drill-defense-minister-5486194\">Russia in Talks With North Korea for Joint Military Drill: Defense Minister<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russia-in-talks-with-north-korea-for-joint-military-drill-defense-minister-5486194\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russia-north-korea-holding-secret-negotiations-for-arms-deals-white-house-5483498\">Russia, North Korea Holding Secret Negotiations for\u2064 Arms \u200cDeals: White \u200bHouse<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russia-north-korea-holding-secret-negotiations-for-arms-deals-white-house-5483498\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We have information that Kim Jong-Un \u200cexpects these discussions to \u2064continue, to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-jong-un-to-meet-with-vladimir-putin-as-talks-of-arms-deal-heats-up-report\/\" title=\"Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin set to discuss arms deal, reports say.\">include leader-level diplomatic engagement<\/a> in Russia,&#8221; said Watson. The exact \u200dtiming of the meeting has not been specified, but according to unnamed U.S. and allied\u2064 officials cited by The New York Times, the meeting \u200cbetween \u2064Kim and\u200c Putin could \u200btake place as early as next \u2064week.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin has chosen\u200d not to\u2063 comment\u2062 on the potential\u200c meeting between \u2062the \u2062two leaders. Dmitry Peskov, the\u200b Kremlin\u2062 spokesman, simply stated, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Sergei Shoigu emphasized the importance of closely monitoring any in-person exchange between North Korea and Russia. South Korea&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesperson, Lim Soo-suk,\u200c expressed\u2064 concerns about the arms trade and \u200bcooperation between the two countries, stating that it violates Security Council resolutions.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The United States is urging North Korea to cease its\u200b arms negotiations with Russia and honor its public commitments to refrain from providing or \u2063selling\u200d arms to \u200bRussia. This call comes after the White House revealed intelligence indicating that Moscow is seeking significant quantities and multiple types of munitions, as well as raw materials and\u200b electronic components \u200dfor\u2062 military systems.<\/div>\n<h2>Secret Negotiations\u200d for Weapons<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, informed reporters that North Korea had delivered\u2063 infantry rockets and missiles to Russia. Since then, Russia has been actively seeking to acquire additional munitions from North Korea.<\/div>\n<p>Following the visit of Russian Defense Minister Shoigu to Pyongyang, Kim and Putin exchanged letters pledging to enhance their bilateral cooperation, \u200daccording to Kirby. \u2064Washington&#8217;s intelligence suggests that\u200b discussions about \u2063possible arms deals continued during a recent visit of Russian officials to Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to\u2064 keep watching \u2062it closely through a variety of \u200dmeans\u200d of intelligence,&#8221; \u2064Kirby added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The United States remains committed \u2063to identifying, exposing, and countering Russian attempts to acquire military \u2063equipment\u200d from North Korea. This commitment\u200d extends to any \u2064other state that supports Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine.<\/div>\n<h2>Deepened Defense Cooperations<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Both Moscow and Pyongyang have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says\/\" title=\"US says North Korea's Kim Jong Un may meet Russia's Putin for arms talks.\">denied previous allegations made<\/a> by the United States regarding North Korea&#8217;s provision of arms to Russia. However, the two countries are now promising to strengthen their defense\u200b cooperation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Sergei Shoigu, who visited Pyongyang in July to witness weapons displays, including North Korea&#8217;s banned ballistic missiles, revealed \u200dthat the possibility of joint military exercises between Russia and North Korea is being discussed.<\/div>\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s spy agency suggests that Shoigu may have\u2063 proposed trilateral military drills involving China. However, Russia&#8217;s ambassador to \u2062North\u200c Korea, Alexander Matsegora, stated that \u2062he is not aware of any plans for North Korea\u2062 to participate in such drills. Nevertheless, he believes \u200dit would be appropriate given \u200cthe U.S.-led exercises in the region.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>North \u2062Korean leader Kim Jong\u200d Un, Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong and Russia&#8217;s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean\u2062 War armistice in Pyongyang,\u200c North Korea, on July\u200d 27, 2023. (KCNA via\u200c Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The United States has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/escalating-tensions-between-russia-and-u-s-imperil-wrongfully-imprisoned-americans\/\" title=\"Escalating Tensions Between Russia and U.S. Imperil Wrongfully Imprisoned Americans\">recently imposed sanctions<\/a> on three entities believed to\u200d be involved in arms deals between North Korea and \u2062Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">There are suspicions that Chinese companies, including some state-owned ones, have been selling weapons\u200b and other military equipment to North Korea.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong Un, North Korea&#8217;s leader, plans to further discuss a potential arms deal with Russia, including a meeting with President Putin. 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