Arriving to a cosmodrome in the far east of Russia, Kim Jong Un will meet with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have arrived at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, according to the state news agency RIA Novosti. This meeting highlights how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, escalating confrontations with the United States. The story made no further mention of Kim’s arrival at the cosmodrome rail station. Putin’s arrival was announced by the agency minutes earlier.

North Korea sent two ballistic missiles into the ocean hours earlier.