Moscow: Ever since the Ukraine war, the world has been watching Putin’s every move. Western countries, including America, intend to isolate Russia. But Putin is also stubborn and does not agree. They have also decided to lean against the West. This is the reason why Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday after 24 years. He is developing a friendship with dictator Kim Jong. By visiting North Korea, Putin is trying to show the world, including America, that this is the number one friendship between Kim and Putin. Putin no longer cares about American or Western sanctions. It has ignored US and United Nations sanctions. This is why when Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday, he also took a special gift for his friend Kim Jong Un. Yes, Putin gifted Kim Jong-un a luxurious Aurus limousine. This is another gift from Putin to Kim Jong Un. Even before this, he gifted a luxury car to Kim Jong Un.
Another gift from Putin to Kim
Indeed, 71-year-old Russian President Putin gifted Kim Jong Un an Auras Limousine luxury car. This is the second time that Putin has gifted this car model to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Not only this, Putin also gifted a tea set to Kim Jong Un. A dagger is also said to have been gifted. However, the world did not know what gift Kim Jong Un gave to Putin. Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov has admitted that Putin also received a gift, and it was a wonderful gift. But he did not disclose this. Meanwhile, Putin said that Russia and North Korea have taken relations to a new level. They promised that they would help each other if any country (Russia or North Korea) was attacked.
Warm welcome to Putin in North Korea
Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov told the Tass news agency without specifying the model that we gave an oras to Kim Jong Un. This is the second time Putin has given a gift to Kim. Putin then took 40-year-old Kim Jong Un for a ride in a Russian-made Orus car. After this their conversation ended. Photos released by Russian media show Putin and Kim taking turns driving around the guest house in a new Auras car after the summit. When the Russian President arrived in North Korea, he received a warm welcome. A red carpet was rolled out to welcome them. Huge crowds lined the roads to welcome Putin’s motorcade. People chanted “Welcome to Putin”. Meanwhile, people also waved the flags of North Korea and Russia. Putin was accompanied by several top officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Putin ignored the sanctions
In fact, the last time Kim Jong Un visited Russia in February this year, Putin gifted Kim an Auras car. Kim Jong Un became the first leader to receive it as a gift, Tas said, without disclosing the model. Later in May, Putin gifted an Orus car to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. However, it is against sanctions that Putin would gift anything to Kim Jong Un or North Korea. Putin’s gift to Kim is a violation of UN Security Council sanctions under Resolution 2397, adopted in December 2017, which bans the supply, sale and transfer of luxury goods to North Korea.
Why is Putin increasing friendship with Kim?
Kim Jong Un will be offended by giving this gift to Putin. This will definitely increase the BP of the American. Russia has knowingly violated US-UN sanctions. Now the question is, why is Putin doing this? So the answer is that Putin wants to show the world that Russia is not alone in the Ukraine war. Putin wants to show that many countries of the world stand with him. NATO countries including America are trying to completely break Russia by continuously helping Ukraine. But even stubborn Putin does not agree. This is why they are getting arms help to intensify the war in Ukraine. In such a situation, North Korea is the only country that can help Russia militarily. Putin knows that North Korea, like Russia, is an enemy of America. That is why Putin is increasing friendship with the North Korean dictator.
Tags: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Russia, Vladimir Putin
First published: June 20, 2024, 06:39 IST