Kim Jong-un agrees to attend Vladimir Putin's war commemorations

The Telegraph ^ | 14 Jan 15 | Julian Ryall

[elhombrelibre]

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has accepted an invitation to attend a ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.

The invitation was extended by Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and will be the young dictator's first overseas trip since he became head of state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, in December 2011.

While other world leaders might be reluctant to extend a welcoming hand to a pariah state that frequently threatens to turn the capital cities of its enemies to "seas of fire", Mr Putin does not apparently mind where his new friends hail from.

A spokesman for the Russian leader has confirmed that Moscow had invited "representatives of anti-Hitler coalition countries and many others" to the event, the Russian news agency TASS reported.

[elhombrelibre]

Finally some good news for president for life and arch criminal Putin. He's got a friend, after all.

[econjack]

He's got a friend, after all.

Any bets that friend shows up with his hands out?

[SampleMan]

That’s a damned long train ride.

[elcid1970]

For as long as Vlad keeps the pizzas coming.

The ones with the ground dissident topping.

[elhombrelibre]

Yeah, Putin’s got enough billions in his personal account that he could help Kim Jong-un out.

[SevenofNine]

Any word if Chia chub going used his daddy trains

[SevenofNine]

OHHH I saw that PBS frontline explain Vlady billions that was interesting it was on last night here in Los Angeles market it probably be rerun this weekend it was good

[elhombrelibre]

People can watch the PBS documentary streaming online at the link below. I posted about it earlier today. Of course, a few Putinistas said the show was not fair to him, but their TRUE BELIEVERS in Putin and don't care what this arch criminal does.

Like you, I think the PBS show was a good start at understanding Putin crimes and his autocracy.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/putins-way/

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

“will be the young dictator’s first overseas trip”

Which sea is he going over? The Caspian Sea?

[SevenofNine]

It was good I saw it last night

At first back in 1990s I thought ole Chechens might be Vlady little KGB buddies LOL!

I think Reagan was right Soviets were Romanov without class

[Berlin_Freeper]

Body double.

[bgill]

The real Kim or one of his look a likes?

[tumblindice]

We were an “anti-Hitler” country. No invite for Comrade Obozo?

[econjack]

Kim’s favorite ploy is to rattle his pretend sword and threaten the US or South Korea and we throw him a few billion to make him shut up. If we just ignored him, his people would throw him out when all they have left is a dirt sandwich.