Kim Jong-un Might Seek Meeting with Putin in Moscow l KBS WORLD

Anchor: North Korean troops in Russia are believed to have been assigned to Moscow’s airborne brigade and marine corps, and a few have already joined the fight. That’s in accordance with South Korea’s Nationwide Intelligence Service, which additionally thinks North Korean chief Kim Jong-un is likely to be planning to go to Moscow.
Our Kim Bum-soo has extra.
 
Report: South Korean intelligence says North Korean chief Kim Jong-un would possibly go to Russia. 

The Nationwide Intelligence Service introduced its newest evaluation to the parliamentary Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

Based on lawmakers who attended the closed-door briefing, the spy company believes North Korean Overseas Minister Choe Son-hui might have mentioned “essential and delicate subjects” when she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month.

[Sound bite: Rep. Lee Sung-kwon (People Power Party) – Nat’l Assembly Intelligence Committee (Korean-English)]“It’s particularly noteworthy that Russia was initially reluctant to a gathering with Putin but it surely was ultimately organized on November 4 as her keep was prolonged by a day or two. They’re believed to have met on a vacation and mentioned one thing that vital. [The NIS] is analyzing the main points.”

Saying their assembly is unlikely to have been merely protocol, the NIS instructed the lawmakers it’ll pay shut consideration to the sorts of weapons and tools Kim receives from Russia if he meets Putin.

[Sound bite: Rep. Park Sun-won (Democratic Party) – Nat’l Assembly Intelligence Committee (Korean-English)]“The NIS has supplied its evaluation that through the Choe Son-hui-Putin assembly, they could have mentioned essential and delicate subjects and [the meeting] was not merely protocol. In addition they supplied a cautious prediction that Kim would possibly go to Russia.” The intelligence company, in the meantime, confirmed that some eleven-thousand North Korean troopers have accomplished acclimation coaching in Russia’s northeastern area earlier than being despatched to Kursk in late October.

The company says they’ve been assigned to Moscow’s airborne brigade and marine corps.

Whereas a number of the troops dispatched to the entrance strains in Kursk are present process tactical and counter-drone coaching, the NIS mentioned, others have already participated in fight.

The NIS additionally verified that Pyongyang despatched further shipments of howitzers and a number of rocket launchers to Moscow. Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio Information.