Kim Jong-un in North Korea is once again showing how deep his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin seem to be. Kim appeared for the first time in a luxury limousine given to him by the Kremlin boss.

The trip was "clear evidence of the friendship between the DPRK and Russia, which is comprehensively developing to a new high level," said Kim's sister and government official Kim Yo Jong. North Korea and Russia share a 17-kilometer-long border and have strengthened their relations enormously since the start of the Ukraine war.