Putin items Pyongyang zoo with lion, brown bears

Russian President Vladimir Putin has talented North Korea’s primary zoo greater than 70 animals, together with a lion and two brown bears, in but every other show of burgeoning members of the family between Moscow and Pyongyang.

Putin’s atmosphere minister, Alexander Kozlov, introduced the animals to the North Korean capital on board a shipment aircraft, Kozlov’s workplace stated on its professional Telegram channel on Wednesday.

The cargo of animals from Moscow additionally integrated two yaks, 5 cockatoos and dozens of pheasants in addition to mandarin geese, Kozlov’s workplace stated.

The present comes weeks after the USA and South Korea printed that North Korea had despatched 1000’s of troops to struggle along Russia in Ukraine.

Whilst in Pyongyang the Russian atmosphere minister additionally paid a courtesy discuss with to Kim.

This is not the primary time in contemporary reminiscence that Russia has despatched animals to North Korea.

Previous this yr, Putin talented North Korean chief Kim Jong Un 24 pure-bred horses, reportedly as thank you for artillery shells equipped through North Korea.

Putin and Kim have reinforced their alliance in contemporary months as each international locations face sanctions from the West.