North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rode in a luxury car gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time. Since Kim met with Putin in Russia in September last year, there have been close relations between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Putin’s Car Was Used For The First Time
Putin also invited Kim to his high-end Aurus Senat Limousine, and the vehicle arrived in Pyongyang in February. According to her sister and key government official Kim Yo Jong, Kim used the car for the first time on Friday.
Aurus is Russia’s First Luxury Car
The visit is proof of DPRK-Russia friendship, which is developing comprehensively to a new high level, Kim Yo Jong was quoted as saying by state KCNA. According to Russian state media, the Aurus is Russia’s first luxury car brand and is used in the convoys of top officials. Putin first used the Aurus limousine during his inauguration ceremony in 2018.
Kim Has A Luxury Car Collection
40-year-old Kim Jong Un has a wonderful collection of foreign-made luxury cars. During his visit to Russia, he travelled between meeting sites in a Maybach limousine, which he brought on his special train. Other limousines Kim uses include a Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard and a Maybach S62.
United Nations Expressed Objection
In particular, North Korea and Russia have grown increasingly close over the past year, as Pyongyang has advanced its weapons and nuclear programs and Moscow has continued its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The United States and South Korea have raised concerns that North Korea is supplying Russia with weapons to use in the war in Ukraine in exchange for technical expertise.
Russia and China, North Korea’s oldest allies, have repeatedly blocked efforts to impose new UN sanctions on North Korea over its banned ballistic missile tests, according to news agency ANI. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it had assessed that Aurus’ gift also violated UN sanctions.
