Putin gifts Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian Aurus car

Adam Gilchrist joins Bongani Bingwa for the World View.

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Russia has been strengthening ties with North Korea amid the war between Russia and Ukraine.

This has been highlighted by Putin’s recent gift to Kim Jong Un, a luxury Russian Aurus limousine.

The North Korean leader reportedly expressed that he liked the car when visiting Russia in 2023.

According to Reuters, the Kremlin has stated that it intends to continue to deepen its relationship with North Korea.

“It is the kind used by Vladimir Putin himself.”

- Adam Gilchrist, International Correspondent

“It is essentially a Moscow manufactured copy of a Rolls Royce.”

- Adam Gilchrist, International Correspondent