Kim Jong-un will meet Vladimir Putin in Russia as North Korean leader considers sending anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

KIM Jong-Un will reportedly travel to Russia this month to sit down with fellow tyrant Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible weapons deal.

The North Korean leader, who rarely leaves his country, is set to climb onboard an armoured train for the journey, it has been claimed.

The two despots will reportedly discuss the possibility of Kim providing Moscow with a fearsome arsenal of weapons for the war in Ukraine.

According to the , the pair will hold a “leader-level diplomatic engagement” at an undisclosed location.

US and allied sources claim Kim will travel to Vladivostok on Russia‘s Pacific coast, close to North Korea, for the meeting.

It is reported the pair will both offer up supplies during the negotiations that are expected to take place in early September.

Kim is reportedly willing to hand Putin artillery shells and anti-tank missiles in exchange for satellite and nuclear submarine technology.

The White House has already warned that arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing”.

The two nations have strong military ties and plan to hold joint war games, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

He travelled to Pyongyang in August in the hopes of convincing North Korea to sell artillery ammunition to Putin.

Another group of Russian officials reportedly travelled to Kim’s capital for further discussions following Shoigu’s trip.

Kim and Putin have reportedly since exchanged letters “pledging to increase their bilateral co-operation”.

The US government now has reason to believe that “Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue,” National Security Council (NSC) spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.

But this time, the talks will “include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia”.

“As we have warned publicly, arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing,” Watson said.

“We urge the DPRK to cease its arms negotiations with Russia and abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia.”

The US warned that they would take action, including imposing sanctions, if North Korea does not back down.

Putin has never been more isolated on the world stage as he continues his brutal, yet floundering, assault on Ukraine.

He previously praised Kim for his “firm support” of the invasion, despite North Korea’s denials that it has offered arms to Russia.

Pyongyang appears to be deepening its ties with Moscow, finding common ground in their rivalries with Washington and the West.