Russia-North Korea rapprochement: Putin offers a Russian car to Kim Jong Un. South Korean Ministry of Unification estimated that Moscow's gift to the North Korean leader constituted a violation of the sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the United Nations in 2017.

The type of car not specified. Kim Jongun's powerful sister, Yo Jong, said the "gift (was) a clear demonstration of the special personal relations between the top leaders" of the two countries, state media reported.