Defector: Kim Jong Un hits speed bump with China, Russia

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Defector: Kim Jong Un hits speed bump with China, Russia
By  Elizabeth Shim

May 13 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's relations with China and Russia may have hit a stumbling block following his return from Vladivostok, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in April.

High-profile defector Thae Yong-ho, the former North Korean diplomat who fled Pyongyang's embassy in London in 2016, told South Korean newspaper Seoul Shinmun that Kim and Putin agreed to "work together" for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Thae said Kim's multiple tests of missiles in May are a demonstration of his displeasure with the outcome of the summit in Russia. Putin had said at the summit he supports denuclearization efforts and did not show support for North Korea's nuclear weapons development.

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