Putin gave North Korea's Kim a luxury car as a gift
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russian President Vladimir Putin “for his personal use,” North Korean state media reported Tuesday, a possible violation of a U.N. resolution against Pyongyang that Russia also agreed to.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russian President Vladimir Putin “for his personal use,” North Korean state media reported Tuesday, a possible violation of a U.N. resolution against Pyongyang that Russia also agreed to.
The car was delivered to North Korea by the Russian side Feb. 18, according to a report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, “courteously conveyed Kim Jong Un’s thanks to Putin to the Russian side, saying that the gift serves as a clear demonstration of the special personal relations between the top leaders of the DPRK and Russia and as the best one,” it added, using the initials for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The KCNA report did not specify what kind of car it was or how it had arrived in North Korea from Russia.
South Korea's Unification Ministry told NBC News that it could not confirm any details about the vehicle, and that it considered the gift a violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions that ban the provision or sale of luxury goods to North Korea directly or indirectly.
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