Kim Jong Un meets Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at Knevichi airfield | Oneindia News
As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continues his visit to Russia, he was accompanied by President Vladimir Putin's defence minister on Saturday. He inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Kim was greeted at Russia's Knevichi airfield. The North Korean leader then inspected a guard of honour. The United States and South Korea fear the revival of Moscow's friendship with Pyongyang could give Kim access to some of Russia's sensitive missiles and other technology while helping arm Russia in its war in Ukraine.
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00:00 As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un continues his visit to Russia, he was accompanied by
00:09 President Vladimir Putin's defence minister on Saturday.
00:12 He inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships
00:17 with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
00:20 Kim was greeted at Russia's Nevichiye Field.
00:23 The United States and the South Korea fear the revival of Moscow's friendship with Pyongyang
00:28 could give Kim Jong-un access to some of Russia's sensitive missiles and other technology while
00:33 helping arm Russia in its war in Ukraine.
00:36 Shoigu showed Kim Russia's strategic bombers, the Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3.
00:42 Russia's defence ministry said that the bombers are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and
00:47 form the backbone of Russia's nuclear air attack force.
00:50 Kim was seen asking about how the missiles were fired from the aircraft, at times nodding
00:54 and smiling.
00:56 Shoigu showed him the MiG supersonic interceptor aircraft equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic
01:01 missiles.
01:02 The Kinzhal or dagger is an air-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear or conventional
01:07 warheads.
01:09 It has a reported range of 1,500 to 2,000 km while carrying a payload of 480 kg.
01:15 As per reports, it may travel at up to 10 times the speed of sound.
01:19 After the aircraft and missiles, Kim Jong-un inspected the warships of Russia's Pacific
01:23 Fleet in Vladivostok, where he was due to watch a demonstration by the Russian Navy.
01:29 On Friday, South Korea and the United States said that the military cooperation between
01:33 North Korea and Russia violated UN sanctions against Pyongyang and that the allies would
01:38 ensure that there was a price to pay.
01:41 Russia has gone out of its way to publicise Kim Jong-un's visit and drop repeated hints
01:45 about the prospect of military cooperation with North Korea, which was formed in 1948
01:50 with the backing of the Soviet Union.
01:52 Washington has accused North Korea of providing arms to Russia, which has the world's biggest
01:57 store of nuclear warheads, but it is unclear whether any deliveries have been made.
02:02 On Friday, Kim Jong-un inspected a Russian fighter jet factory that is under Western
02:06 sanctions.
02:07 He and Putin discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and deepening cooperation when
02:12 they met on Wednesday.
02:13 Putin told reporters that Russia was not going to violate anything but would keep developing
02:18 relations with North Korea.
02:19 Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that there had been no plan to sign any formal
02:24 agreements during the visit.
02:26 Russian diplomats said that Washington had no right to lecture Moscow about the United
02:30 States and bolstered its allies across the world, including with the visit of a US nuclear-armed
02:35 ballistic missile submarine to South Korea in July.
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