Russias President Vladimir Putin and North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un are seen driving in a Russian-made limousine. According to sources close to the Kremlin leader, Putin gifted the car to the North Korean leader to cement the friendship between the two countries. The video surfaced on social media, where the Asian leaders were seen taking turns and driving each other when Kim visited Russia. 🇷🇺 🇰🇵 President Vladimir Putin driving North Koreas Kim Jong Un in a brand new Aurus Russian luxury car. pic.twitter.com/N4ceb2ZWvV— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) June 20, 2024A Step Forward to Friendship As a publicity stunt in a carefully structured way with high security around the leaders, the working relationship between the country has become much better since the last time Putin paid a visit to Pyongyang which was a grand affair as it was the Russian leaders first visit to North Korea in nearly 25 years.The two leaders took this little trip after signing a mutual agreement that included a security pledge which is one of the most significant deals signed by Russia and is going to come into play in the coming years which was labeled as an alliance by Kim Jong Un. Friends on a driveIn the video gaining limelight in social media, Putin is seen behind the wheels of the luxurious black Aurus, which is the official vehicle of the Russian President. It is a well-known fact that the North Korean leader is an automobile enthusiast and to make the countries relationship more concrete, Putin gifted the black metal beauty to Kim.The leaders are shown driving through a properly maintained park and on the way back, Kim is seen driving Putin. This is the second automobile gifted to Kim by the Russian leader. Earlier in February, he had gifted him his first Aurus and the one now is the second black beauty gifted. Kim has been seen driving all kinds of luxury vehicles ranging from Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Limousine as well as Lexus. Although the UN Security Council has banned any kind of export of luxury items to North Korea, but it is often seen that their leader is from head to toe in luxury items from abroad.
