On The Foreign Scene
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a rare two-day visit. The visit comes as North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea for the second time this month.
Putin expressed appreciation for North Korea’s support in Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. He also alluded to the growing alignment between the two countries in their animosity toward the West.
The visit includes one-on-one talks, a state reception, an honor guard, and a statement to the media.
North Korea has long been under U.N. Security Council sanctions over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Meanwhile, South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the land border. The North Korean soldiers were conducting work along the border, including planting mines and building roads.
The visit also allows North Korean state media to portray Kim Jong Un as a world leader. It follows a visit by Kim last September to Russia’s Far East, where he toured a Russian spaceport.
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