On the sidelines of Putin’s visit to North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave leader Kim Jong Un an Urus car while the two leaders exchanged gifts during their meeting in Pyongyang on Wednesday, according to Russian official media.
Gifts for Putin’s visit to North Korea
According to the Russian “TASS” agency, Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president, said on the sidelines of a visit Putin To North Korea: “Gifts have already been exchanged… We presented an Urus car,” confirming that this is the second Urus car that has been gifted to the North Korean leader.
Ushakov added that in addition, Kim Jong Un received “an admiral’s shield and a tea set,” but the Russian president’s aide did not clarify the gifts that Putin received, saying only that they were “good gifts as well.”
Putin’s aide explained that the gifts the Russian president received “are linked to the image of our president,” adding that the gifts included many works of art, such as busts, as part of Putin’s visit to North Korea.
Previous gifts between Putin and the North Korean leader
The tradition of this festive gift exchange between the two leaders continues, and in February, the Kremlin confirmed that Putin gave Kim an Urus, as he was impressed. Korean leader By car during his visit to Russia in September.
Among other gifts, Putin and Kim exchanged rifles as gifts during that visit to Russia, and in 2019, Kim gifted Putin a traditional Korean sword, and in return Putin gave Kim a sword and a travel tea set.