Putin Discusses Russian Weapon Supplies to North Korea

President Vladimir Putin mentioned the possibility of Russia supplying high-precision weapons to North Korea following the mutual defence pact signed this week. He made this statement during a press conference in Vietnam after his two-day visit to Asia, which included discussions in North Korea.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he did not rule out Russia supplying high-precision weapons to North Korea with which Moscow concluded a mutual defence pact this week, the Interfax news agency reported.

Putin was speaking to reporters in Vietnam at the end of a two-day trip to Asia. He held talks in North Korea a day earlier.