Putin, Kim to Meet Thursday in Vladivostok

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to meet Thursday in Vladivostok with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The preparations for the meeting were kept secret due to North Korean security concerns, according to Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov.

According to the Kremlin, Russia will focus on the deadlock over Pyongyang’s nuclear technology program, and seek to “consolidate the positive trends” that emerged from talks between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ushakov added the Kremlin will try to help “create preconditions and a favorable atmosphere for reaching solid agreements on the problem of the Korean Peninsula,” the Daily Herald reported.