Kremlin Confirms North Korean Leader to Visit Russia ‘in Coming Days’

Visit comes amid U.S. claims that Russia seeks North Korean weapons for use in its ongoing invasion of eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky Island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky/ Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Sept. 11.

In a statement, the Kremlin said Mr. Kim would pay an official visit “in coming days,” noting that the visit was “at the invitation” of Mr. Putin.