ROAD TRIP. This photo, released by EPA and Sputnik, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un riding an Aurus car in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Putin gave the North Korean leader a luxury vehicle as a gift on the occasion of their summit. (Yonhap)
SEOUL – Russian President Vladimir Putin gave North Korean leader Kim Jong-un another Russian luxury vehicle as a gift on the occasion of their summit in Pyongyang, news reports said Wednesday.
Putin gave Kim a new Aurus vehicle and a tea set as part of the many gifts between the two leaders, according to Russia's TASS news agency.
This is the second Aurus car that Putin has gifted Kim with.
North Korea disclosed in February that Putin had given Kim an Aurus limousine as a gift.
Kim rode with Putin in the first Aurus vehicle from Sunan Airport to the Kumsusan Guest House when the Russian head arrived in the North Korean capital early Wednesday.
Photos released by Russian and other foreign media showed Putin and Kim taking turns to take the wheel in the new Aurus around the guest house following the summit talks.
Giving a vehicle as a gift to Kim constitutes a violation of the UN Security Council that bans the supply, sale, and transfer of luxury items to North Korea, under Resolution 2397 adopted in December 2017. (Yonhap)
