Kim Jong Un meets Russia defence minister: TASS news agency
- 16-Sep-2023
MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Vladivostok on Saturday, according to state news agency TASS. “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at the Knevichi airfield in Vladivostok,” the report said, adding that Kim was greeted by Shoigu and an honour guard. Kim’s rare trip out of […]
Russia claims Ukraine’s military resources ‘almost exhausted’
- 15-Aug-2023
MOSCOW: Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Ukraine’s military resources were “almost exhausted”, as Kyiv wages a gruelling counter offensive to recapture lost territory. “Despite comprehensive assistance from the West, Ukraine’s armed forces are unable to achieve results,” Shoigu said at a security conference in Moscow. “Preliminary results of the hostilities show that […]