North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to travel to Russia in September to meet with President Vladimir Putin. The New York Times reported on Monday. The conversation would be about possible arms supplies for the war in Ukraine.
The New York Times refers to American and other allied sources. Kim will likely travel to Vladivostok from Pyongyang by armored train, sources said. At the end of July it was announced that the governments of North Korea and Russia want to cooperate more closely in the field of defense. Kim Jong-un wanted to find a basis for rivalry with the United States, it was said at the time. The US government had previously accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine.
As reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin met today, Monday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the grain deal with Ukraine. The two then gave a press conference in the Black Sea city of Sochi. There, Putin said, among other things, that the Ukrainian army wanted to attack gas pipelines in Turkey. “Attempts are being made to attack the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines, which supply gas from Russia to the Republic of Turkey.”
Drones as an exit reason
Ships would monitor the systems, but would be under constant attack, including from drones. Moscow Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Ukraine’s drone strikes were also a reason for pulling out of the grain deal. It was originally agreed that Ukrainian ports would not be used for attacks on Russian infrastructure. “Everything was violated.” Seven Ukrainian surface drones have been destroyed in the past week.
The information could not be independently verified. The Russian side let the grain deal expire in July, and security guarantees for shipping traffic with Ukrainian ports were subsequently lifted. This led to another naval blockade. The Russian army has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian ports in recent weeks, reportedly targeting military targets.
Source: Krone
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