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April 24, 2019

Kim Jong-un Arrives in Russia for First Meeting with Vladimir Putin
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In Russia, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived by train in the
eastern port city of Vladivostok ahead of his first-ever meeting with
President Vladimir Putin. Kim is expected to reach out to Putin for
economic assistance, as the U.S. shows no sign of easing up on sanctions
left in place after President Trump walked away from a U.S.-North Korea
summit on denuclearization in Hanoi in February.


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