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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, arrives at Pyongyang station, North Korea Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, after a trip to Russia. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, second right in front, visits the Arnika Bio-Feed Mill in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the Far Eastern Federal University in Russky Island, Vladivostok, Russian Far East Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, front left, visits the Arnika Bio-Feed Mill in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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epa10867400 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2-L) reviewing a guard of honor during a send-off ceremony at the end of his visit, in Vladivostok, Russia, 17 September 2023 (issued 18 September 2023). According to KCNA, the North Korean leader left Vladivostok City on 17 September after 'successfully completing the schedule of his goodwill visit to the Russian Federation'. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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epa10867398 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) during a visit to the Maritime Territorial Aquarium in Vladivostok, Russia, 17 September 2023 (issued 18 September 2023). According to KCNA, the North Korean leader left Vladivostok City on 17 September after 'successfully completing the schedule of his goodwill visit to the Russian Federation'. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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epa10867399 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C-R) viewing a sea lion exhibition during a visit to the Maritime Territorial Aquarium in Vladivostok, Russia, 17 September 2023 (issued 18 September 2023). EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, writes in the honor guest book at the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, visits the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy at the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy at the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, visit the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy in the port of Vladivostok, Russian Far East Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, steps down from his train after arriving in Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, waves to the audiences during his visit to a local theater to watch ballet performance, in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, shake hands with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, after his visits to a military airfield and the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy at its Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, third right, toasts with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, third left, during his visit to the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, visits an airport to see military aircrafts near the port city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center right, visits an airport to see military aircrafts near the port city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center right, visits an airport to see military aircrafts near the port city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, visits an airport to see military aircrafts near the port city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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epa10865646 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) shaking hands with Minister of Defense of Russia Sergei Shoigu (R) during a visit to Vladivostok, Russia, 16 September 2023 (issued 17 September 2023). EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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A limousine of motorcade of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, decorated with North Korean and Russian national flags, drives to the theater during his visit in Vladivostok in the Russian Far Eastern Primorye region, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo)

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, center left, visit the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy in the port of Vladivostok, Russian Far East. The visit was part of Kim's trip across Russia's Far East that has featured talks with Russian President Vlaidmir Putin and sparked Western concerns about an arms deal between the two old allies.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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epa10863524 A handout picture made available by the Russian Defence Ministry's press-service shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) inspect Russian military aircraft displayd at Knevichi aerodrome near Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, 16 September 2023. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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epa10863499 A handout photo made available by the Russian Defence ministry press-service shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (4-L), Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov (3d-R) inspect the Russian Pacific Fleet's Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate in the port of Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, 16 September 2023. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, center left, visit the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy in the port of Vladivostok, Russian Far East Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, listen explanations by Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, right, while visitig the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy in the port of Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The visit was part of Kim's trip across Russia's Far East that has featured talks with Russian President Vlaidmir Putin and sparked Western concerns about an arms deal between the two old allies.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, arrive to inspect Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, foreground right, arrive to inspect Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this image made from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at the Kinzhal supersonic missile attached to a Russian warplane as he inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this image made from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this image made from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, listens to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, as he inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, right, points while speaking to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, during inspecting Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this image made from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at the Kinzhal supersonic missile attached to a Russian warplane as he inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, right, smiles to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, as he inspects Russian warplanes at the Vladivostok International airport in Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, is greeted by Governor of Khabarovsky Krai region Mikhail Degtyarev on the arrival at a station in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, poses with a pilot after the demonstration flight of a Su-35 fighter jet at a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is greeted as he visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this image made from video released by governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako telegram channel on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center, speak to officials upon his arriving in Vladivostok, Russian Far East. (Governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako telegram channel via AP)

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In this image taken from video released by governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako telegram channel on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un steps down from his train after arriving in Vladivostok, Russian Far East. (Governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako telegram channel via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, is greeted after his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov after his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is greeted on his arrival at Komsomolsk-on-Amur station, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, attends a luncheon at a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, sits in a cockpit during his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, shakes hands with a pilot after the demonstration flight of a Su-35 fighter jet at a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a luncheon during his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, signs a visit book during his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that produces fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left front, looks at the demonstration flight of a Su-35 fighter jet during his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at the demonstration flight of a Su-35 fighter jet during his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and others pose for a photo while his visit to a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at a military jet cockpit while visiting a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)