Putin, Citing Trump ‘Persecution,’ Wades Back Into U.S. Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vladivostok, Russia. The main purpose of the meeting was to talk about North Korea supplying Russia with weapons for their war with Ukraine. Putin also remarked on former President Trump's 91 felony counts in four jurisdictions, calling it a “persecution of one’s political rival for political motives".

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/world/europe/putin-trump-musk.html?searchResultPosition=1

By: Ryan Friedman

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet Putin in Russia to discuss arms deal, US says

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea might travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin over a potential deal to supply Moscow with weapons for its ongoing war with Ukraine. It is not known when and where a meeting between the two leaders would take place. 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/politics/north-korea-kim-putin-arms-negotiations/index.html

By: Ryan Friedman