North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is believed to be an avid car collector.
The leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un has received as a gift from the President of Russia From Vladimir Putin for personal use of the limousine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the news agency RIA that it is the Russian Aurus.
Putin himself uses the Aurus Senat limousine as his official car and it also accompanies him on his trips abroad.
When Kim met Putin in the Russian Far East in September, he got to know the Aurus Senat limousine. Among other things, Putin invited Kim to try the back seat of the official car. Kim’s official car is a German-made Maybach limousine.
North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported that the car was delivered to Kim on Sunday. Kim’s sister Kim Yo-jong’s according to the gift is †a clear indication of the two leaders’ special personal relationship†.
The car gift may be in violation of the UN’s North Korea sanctions.
According to South Korea’s foreign ministry, the export, donation or sale of luxury cars to North Korea is prohibited by sanctions approved by the UN Security Council. Russia is itself a member of the Security Council.
An avid car enthusiast
Kim Jong-un is said to be an avid car enthusiast and collector. According to the news agency Reuters, Kim has been seen in addition to the Maybach in several Mercedes limousines, a Rolls Royce and a Lexus SUV, all of which are subject to sanctions.
Russia and North Korea are currently actively communicating. KCNA reported that on Tuesday the North Korean delegation returned from Moscow. At the same time, three new delegations went in the opposite direction, representing information technology, fishing and sports.
North Korea has been suspected of supplying Russia with ammunition, grenades and missiles for its war of aggression in Ukraine. According to some observers, this would have started as a result of the meeting between Putin and Kim last fall.
Russia has neither denied nor admitted the arms deliveries.
North Korea has denied that it will supply weapons to Russia in exchange for Moscow’s support for the development of satellite programs. This too would be an action contrary to UN sanctions.
AFP, Reuters