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Kim tong-Hyung | Associated Press

North Korea’s leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, left, speaks to Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov. Kim arrived by train and was welcomed at the station in Khasan, on the Russia-North Korea border. He is expected to meet in coming days with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rolled through Russia on an armored train Tuesday toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter between isolated leaders driven together by their need for support in escalating standoffs with the West.

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country, and, in a twist, appears to have something Putin desperately needs: munitions for Russia’s grueling war in Ukraine.

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