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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Justin McCurry and agencies

Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin greet each other at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Amur region on Thursday.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin greet each other at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Amur region on Thursday. Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Kim Jong-un has visited a factory that builds advanced fighter jets, as his tour of Russia moves into its third day and the Kremlin revealed he and Vladimir Putin had exchanged gifts of rifles during their summit this week.

Two days after meeting Putin at a space base in Russia’s far east, where they discussed satellite technology and – possibly – a deal to provide North Korean arms for the war in Ukraine, Kim’s armoured train arrived in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he visited a factory that makes Russia’s most modern fighter jets, Russian news agencies reported.

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