Earlier this week, it became known that President Vladimir Putin gifted a Russian-made luxury car to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The car is an Aurus Senat limousine, which is the equivalent of Putin's presidential limousine.
The US State Department mocks Putin's luxurious gift, and at the same time accuses Russia of violating United Nations sanctions against the North Korean regime.
Journalists asked US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller to comment on the gift during a press conference on Wednesday.
– Honestly, in fact, I did not think that there was a luxury Russian car, says Miller, according to one of them printing From the press conference.
“I hope Kim gets an extended car warranty,” Miller jokes.
“If I was looking for a luxury car, I'm not sure Russia would be the place I would look,” he adds.
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– Violates the United Nations resolution
The North Korean regime is subject to strict UN sanctions due to the country's controversial nuclear weapons program.
Miller points out that the gift may violate the United Nations Security Council ban on sending luxury gifts to North Korea.
– United Nations Security Council resolutions call on all UN member states to ban the supply of luxury vehicles and cars to North Korea. If true, Russia appears to be once again violating a UN Security Council resolution, which it itself supported, Miller says.
North Korea's state-controlled media were the first to confirm the news of Kim receiving a luxury car as a gift from Putin.
Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, wrote that the gift was referred to as “a clear sign of the special and personal relationship between the two leaders.” Watchman.
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– Kim loved the car
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the car is a luxury version of this type Uros Senate The car is of the same type used by Putin himself.
– The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) saw this car when he visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Peskov said in a statement that Putin personally offered it to him, and like many others, Kim loved this car.
Putin and Kim last met during a summit at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia last fall.
Relations between Putin and Kim have become closer since the former's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.
The United States accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons and ammunition.
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