Kim Jong Un's Visit to Russia: A Summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the possibility of striking an arms deal between the two countries. The visit, which will likely take place in Vladivostok, will be Kim's first foreign trip since the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting comes amid warnings from the US government that such a deal could violate sanctions imposed on North Korea over its weapons program. The potential meeting could provide North Korea with access to weapons it has been barred from obtaining for two decades, while also supplying Russia's military needs amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.