In pictures: Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin in a historic summit
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Thursday, April 25, at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) on Russky Island.
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In pictures: Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin in a historic summit

Updated 0914 GMT (1714 HKT) April 25, 2019

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Thursday, April 25, at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) on Russky Island.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok for his first-ever meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian state television showed Kim stepping out of his green private train at a railway station in the eastern port city, Wednesday afternoon under a leaden sky.

Kim Jong Un called his visit to Russia "a great joy" during the two leaders' summit Thursday, as the two sides' delegations prepared to meet behind closed doors.