London – The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, crossed the border with China-North Korea by train on Tuesday, reported the state news agency of the country, which went to Beijing, where he will attend a military parade that marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
Kim will join the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, the other two leaders came from a meeting of the Shanghai cooperation organization in Tianjin, where XI received world leaders, including Putin and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Kim is accompanied by a delegation, including Foreign Minister, Choe Son Hui, the Central News Agency of Korea reported.
Kim, Xi and Putin will meet for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns about the collaboration of the three nations when reinforcing the large -scale invasion of Moscow of Ukraine, in progress since February 2022.
Chinese helicopters Changhe Z-8L and Harbin Z-20 fly in formation during an essay of the military parade in Beijing, China, on August 24, 2025.
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Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of providing significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support the Russian war, while kyiv and its NATO sponsors have identified China as the main source of Moscow Moscow material in Moscow and a vital economic life.
Speaking at the SCO meeting on Monday, Putin said that the war in Ukraine began with a “blow” sponsored by the west and “attempts of the West” for “” attract Ukraine to NATO. “The direction echoed the false Russian narratives of Live-Skelled on the round of the 2014 Pro-Western 2014 Revolution Russian invasion and the crime invasion of Ukraine.
Putin said he spoke with XI on Sunday about the peaceful peace process in progress in Ukraine in Ukraine, which until now has failed to produce a high fire or a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
Putin and XI gathered again Tuesday morning, according to a reading of the Xinhua news agency. The two leaders signed “more than 20 bilateral cooperation documents,” Xinhua said.
Bilateral relations, Putin said, have reflected a high degree of strategy and reached the highest level in history, “Xinhua said. Meanwhile, XI said the ties between Beijing and Moscow “have resisted proof of international changes,” according to Xinhua.
The Russian president also met with Modi on Monday. India, together with China, is a main client for Russian energy exports, a income flow that Ukraine and its allies have helped Moscow soften the impact of international sanctions and finance their war.
In an X post, Modi said he had an “excellent meeting” with Putin.
“He discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in all sectors, including trade, fertilizers, space, security and culture,” he added. “We exchange views on regional and global developments, including the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.”
The meeting occurs shortly after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, imposed an additional rate of 25% to all Indian goods, which raises the rate of total 50% rates, related to the continuous purchases of Russian energy exports and Russian military equipment.
North Korean leader Kim Jong a train travel while leaving Pyongyang to attend China’s celebration of Japan formal surrender in World War II, in this image published by the Central News Agency of Korea on September 2, 2025.
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Kate Lee De ABC News, Tanya Stukalova, Anna Sergeeva, Karson Yiu, Will Gretsky and Ellie Kaufman contributed to this report.
