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North Korean Leader Arrives In Russia For Summit With Putin

The summit in Vladivostok marks Kim Jong Un's first trip to Russia and first meeting with the Russian leader. The Kremlin said they would discuss denuclearization.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the railway station in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 24.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok, Russia on Wednesday for a summit the next day with President Vladimir Putin, the first meeting between the two men. The Kremlin said they would discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

It is Kim's first trip

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