Putin Says Russia May Send North Korea High-Precision Arms

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he can’t exclude providing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with high-precision weapons in response to Western military assistance for Ukraine. “We reserve the right to supply arms in other regions of the world,” Putin said late Thursday at a press conference in Hanoi. “Bearing in mind our agreements with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I don’t rule this out.” The two leaders signed a deal Wednesday to provide immediate military aid if one of them is attacked, rekindling an agreement dating back to the Cold War when the Soviet Union was a main backer for Pyongyang. Kim said the agreement elevated relations with Russia to an alliance. Read more: -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: Breaking News on YouTube: @BloombergQuicktakeNow