North Korea's Kim receives extravagant welcome upon return to Pyongyang after Russia trip

2023-09-20 17

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives a lavish welcome home after wrapping up a week-long Russia tour. During his tour of Russia’s Far East, Kim attended a summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, and inspected everything from Russian space rockets to submarines. Kim’s visit sparked Western fears that isolated, nuclear-armed Pyongyang could provide Moscow with weapons for its drawn-out invasion of Ukraine.