Talks between North Korea’s Kim and Putin end in Russia: What did they say?

Russian President Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region [Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik/Pool via Reuters]

A meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who rarely travels outside his country, and President Vladimir Putin in Russia lasted about five hours and wrapped up on Wednesday, Russian media outlets have reported.

The pair, arguably the world’s most isolated leaders, had not met since 2019.