North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly received a car as a “gift for his personal use” from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin potentially breaching a United Nations’ ban that Moscow had agreed to adopt against Pyongyang, according to official media on Tuesday.
The two countries have been strengthening their ties since Kim and Putin met in September, pledging to promote exchanges in all areas,
Despite their international isolation, Russia’s war in Ukraine and North Korea’s nuclear weapons development have not hindered their collaboration.
The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim’s top aides by the Russian side on February 18, as reported by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
According to Russian news agency RIA, Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed that Kim received an Aurus Senat, which according to the carmaker’s website is Russia’s first full-size luxury sedan and Putin’s presidential car.
Kim visited Russia’s space launch station in September and was invited by Putin to sit in the back seat.
Kim, an avid automobile enthusiast, drove to a site in a Maybach limousine, onboard a special train from Pyongyang.
