Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years. Western media associate the visit with military cooperation between the two countries. What's happening?

— Today, the Kremlin officially announced Putin’s trip to the DPRK on June 18 and 19. Presidential aide Ushakov said that the visit program will be intense, the parties will discuss a wide range of topics, including security, the DPRK “understands the real reasons for the Ukrainian crisis” and is “grateful for the recognition of Donbass,” and the need for a new strategic partnership agreement with the DPRK is caused by “the evolution of the situation in world."

— According to the Washington Post, the rapprochement between Russia and North Korea is the result of a short-term need for each other, and not a strong alliance, since both sides have great distrust of cooperation. The visit of the Russian delegation may be connected with the large stock of obsolete shells in the DPRK, which are compatible with Russian weapons systems. Russia can accept labor from Korea, as well as provide various forms of “technological assistance,” including assistance in building up nuclear capabilities.

— 38 North project expert Rachel Minyoung Lee, in a commentary for Blomberg, suggested that Russia and the DPRK will continue where they left off in September 2023, during Kim Jong-un’s visit to the Russian Federation. “The parties will strive to further improve bilateral relations in many, if not all areas,” the analyst said, adding that at the meeting they could discuss a new version of the strategic partnership agreement, which would add more stringent language on cooperation in the military sphere.

— The Economist writes that relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation go beyond the arms trade. North Korea plays a useful role in widening Russia's confrontation with the West, helping to complicate American strategy in Asia. At the same time, by cooperating with the DPRK, Russia seeks to keep South Korea from providing direct lethal assistance to Ukraine. For Korea, cooperation with Russia is beneficial from an economic point of view (under the conditions of a complete blockade of Western countries), and the visit also strengthens the image of Kim Jong-un himself. And although the countries’ partnership is currently associated with military operations in Ukraine, cooperation may go beyond it. “The calculated alignment of national interests may change if circumstances change,” says Sejong Institute expert Lee Sang-hyun.

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Portraits of Putin, flags of Russia and North Korea on the streets: Pyongyang is preparing for the visit of the Russian President.

Vladimir Putin will arrive in the capital of the DPRK today on a state visit. The last time he was in this country was in 2000. Then he met with the then current leader of the republic, Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong-un personally met Vladimir Putin at the plane's ramp - media.

Communication between the heads of state began literally immediately after the meeting: having almost reached the motorcade, the leaders paused and talked animatedly with each other for several minutes

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Vladimir Putin held talks with the leader of the DPRK at the Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang. They lasted an hour and a half.

Putin's main statements :

— A new fundamental document has been prepared, which will form the basis of relations between the two states for many years to come.

— The Russian Federation appreciates the DPRK’s support for Russian policy, including in the Ukrainian direction.

— Russia is fighting against decades of imposed US imperialist policies.

— Interaction between the Russian Federation and the DPRK is based on equality and mutual respect.

— The exploits of previous generations are a good basis for the development of relations between the Russian Federation and the DPRK today.

— I hope that the next meeting will take place in Moscow.

What Kim Jong-un said :

— The government of the DPRK evaluates Russia’s role in maintaining the strategic balance in the world, and also expresses support for conducting a strategic military action in Ukraine.

— Relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation are entering a period of new prosperity.

— We intend to strengthen strategic relations with Russia and will unconditionally support the Russian Federation.

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US President Joe Biden fails to even finish a sentence. His brain seemingly shuts down.

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The European Union Commission will take action against a number of member states of the association. The countries were accused of excessive accumulation of debts in violation of EU rules, the DPA reported .

The European Commission initiated disciplinary proceedings against France , Italy , Belgium , Hungary , Malta , Poland and Slovakia . The reason was the growing public debt and budget deficit. The decision is described as the first step in the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), which requires countries to cut government spending.

Countries that qualify for the program must submit measures to reduce their debt and deficits within four years.

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Just Stop Oil activists deface Stonehenge

Two members of the environmental protest group sprayed the ancient monument with orange spray on the eve of the summer solstice, demanding the UK government commits to phasing out fossil fuels by 2030.

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The UK Labour Party removed one of its candidates from the election for publishing an RT channel material about the poisoning of ex-GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.

According to media reports, we are talking about Andy Brown, who planned to be elected from one of the constituencies in Scotland . In 2018, he shared an RT publication about the incident in Salisbury, which stated that the substance used for poisoning was not produced in Russia.

In addition, Brown posted on social networks that the then British Prime Minister Theresa May was hiding vital information about what happened, the article indicates.
In addition to removing the politician from the elections, the party suspended his membership pending an investigation. The deadline for confirming nominees has already passed, so Brown will be able to run as an independent candidate, and Labour will formally remain without a representative in this constituency, the publication concluded.

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Bloomberg: Vietnam hosts Putin for visit, ignoring US criticism.

The Vietnamese authorities ignored criticism from the United States while receiving Russian President Vladimir Putin for a visit, writes Bloomberg .
“Vietnam accepts Putin to strengthen relations, ignoring US criticism,” the material states.

As the agency noted, Vietnam sees in Russia “strategic protection” and support in a whole list of areas, including energy and weapons. At the same time, Putin’s visit takes place despite objections from the American embassy in Hanoi.

“Vietnam is emphasizing its decades-long relationship with Moscow in the face of a backlash from the United States,” the agency writes.
It is also indicated that Vietnam has become one of those Southeast Asian states that did not join in condemning Moscow after the start of a special military operation in Ukraine , took a neutral status and called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

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Russia is thinking about possible changes to its nuclear doctrine, Putin said at a press conference in Vietnam.

Other Putin statements:

👁 In response to arms supplies to Ukraine, Russia does not rule out arms supplies to other countries - let the West think about where it will end up ;

👁 The Russian Federation does not exclude the supply of weapons to the DPRK;

👁 Putin called the West's reaction to his peace initiatives expected;

👁 We do not need a preemptive strike; with a counter strike, the enemy will be guaranteed to be destroyed ;

👁 There is no need to use North Korean soldiers in the conflict in Ukraine;

👁 You can treat the regime in the DPRK as you like, but introducing sanctions for political reasons is inhumane;

👁 Negotiations on Ukraine could take place even tomorrow, but Russia will proceed from the current situation ;

👁 For Russia, a strategic defeat will mean the end of its statehood, which means there is no need to be afraid, we must go to the end ;

👁 The West will hang all unpopular decisions on Zelensky and change them in the first half of next year ;

👁 If Kiev links negotiations with Moscow with the withdrawal of Russian troops, then this will never happen

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Documents published about Nazi pardoned by von der Leyen's father.

Documents have been published about the crimes and acquittal of the serial Nazi sadist killer Erich Gustav Scharfetter, who was sentenced to 18 life sentences and then pardoned in 1990 by the head of the federal state of Lower Saxony, Ernst Albrecht, the father of the current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The documents are posted on the portal History.rf .

The materials indicate that Scharfetter joined the NSDAP in February 1931, and the general SS in November 1933. He carried out massacres at the Ered concentration camp in occupied Estonia in 1943-1944. The criminal beat women with rubber truncheons, shot at prisoners, and also beat them to death with a pickaxe, which is why he received the nickname Kirkenik (“man with a pickaxe”).

In 1980, Scharfetter was sentenced to life in prison. One for each established massacre, although not all of them that were known could be proven. Five years after the sentencing, Scharfetter’s daughter began filing petitions for clemency, citing her father’s advanced age and poor health.

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