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FILE - This combination of photos shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, speaks at the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 15, 2024 and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to mark the 31st anniversary of the founding of the National Energy Giant Gazprom at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2024. Putin has gifted Kim a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relations, North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties, North Korea says

North Korea says Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Published - Feb 19, 2024, 09:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 19, 2024, 09:24 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship, North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday.

The report didn’t say what kind of vehicle it was or how it was shipped. But observers said it could violate a U.N. resolution that bans supplying luxury items to North Korea in an attempt to pressure the country to abandon its nuclear weapons.

Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, and another North Korean official accepted the gift Sunday and she conveyed her brother’s thanks to Putin, the Korean Central News Agency said. Kim Yo Jong said the gift showed the special personal relationship between the leaders, the report said.

North Korea and Russia have boosted their cooperation significantly since Kim traveled to Russia last September for a summit with Putin. During Kim's visit to Russia's main spaceport, Putin showed the North Korean leader his personal Anrus Senat limousine and Kim sat in its backseat.

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