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00:00Well, in the short term, President Putin is eyeing weapons to fill his war chest.
00:04Pyongyang, which supports Russia's war in Ukraine, could provide more artillery and
00:10more missiles.
00:11And in the long term, President Putin and Kim do see eye to eye.
00:16They want to live in a world where they can do whatever they want and face no consequences
00:21and at least no lessons from the West and its allies.
00:24So what we'll be seeing is camaraderie, certainly, between the two men, and also a fair bit of
00:29concrete cooperation as well between these two in these dire times.
00:35North Korea and Russia are among the most sanctioned countries in the world right now.
00:41As for what Kim wants, well, warmer ties with Russia could provide crucial help to his ailing
00:47economy.
00:48This is a country that still suffers from chronic food shortages.
00:52Kim has also been very keen to update his military technology and his nuclear program.
00:58But the fact is, President Putin hasn't visited Pyongyang in almost a quarter of a century.
01:02He didn't see that it was really worth it until now.
01:05Now he doesn't have very many places to turn to.
01:08He doesn't have very many people he can meet.
01:10And this visit is, of course, sounding a lot of alarms across the international community.
01:16Increased cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow is extremely concerning for Europe
01:21because of the war in Ukraine, but also here in the region, Seoul and Tokyo and the United
01:26States, of course, watching this visit very closely.