This will be Kim's first visit to Russia. His predecessor, Kim Jong-Il, visited Russia three times, the last time being in 2011.
On 12 April, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was re-elected as the chairman of the State Affairs Commission during the latest session of the state's parliament.
© AP Photo / Minh HoangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at the Dong Dang railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, Saturday, 2 March 2019. Kim boards train for the return trip to North Korea, ending a visit to Vietnam that saw summit breakdown with Trump.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at the Dong Dang railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, Saturday, 2 March 2019. Kim boards train for the return trip to North Korea, ending a visit to Vietnam that saw summit breakdown with Trump.
© AFP 2023 / Korea Summit Press PoolNorth Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un returning to the North for a lunch break after a morning session of the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 2018. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un returning to the North for a lunch break after a morning session of the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 2018. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
© AP Photo / Dake KangIn this image taken from video footage, a train similar to ones seen during previous visits to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crosses the Friendship Bridge from North Korea into China as seen from Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Saturday, 23 Feb. 2019. A train similar to one used in the past by Kim Jong Un entered China on Saturday evening, possibly carrying the North Korean leader on a journey to Vietnam's capital for his summit with President Donald Trump.
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In this image taken from video footage, a train similar to ones seen during previous visits to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crosses the Friendship Bridge from North Korea into China as seen from Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Saturday, 23 Feb. 2019. A train similar to one used in the past by Kim Jong Un entered China on Saturday evening, possibly carrying the North Korean leader on a journey to Vietnam's capital for his summit with President Donald Trump.
© AFP 2023 / Korea Summit Press Pool North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) look at a rusted steel post of the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 2018. - The leaders of the two Koreas held a landmark summit on April 27 after a highly symbolic handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, with the North's Kim Jong Un declaring they were at the "threshold of a new history".
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) look at a rusted steel post of the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 2018. - The leaders of the two Koreas held a landmark summit on April 27 after a highly symbolic handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, with the North's Kim Jong Un declaring they were at the "threshold of a new history".
© AFP 2023 / Adek BerryNorth Korean journalists take images from their vehicle's sunroof of the car behind transporting North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as he heads to Sentosa, the resort island where Kim is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump for a US-North Korea summit, in Singapore on 12 June 2018. - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will make history on 12 June becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off.
North Korean journalists take images from their vehicle's sunroof of the car behind transporting North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as he heads to Sentosa, the resort island where Kim is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump for a US-North Korea summit, in Singapore on 12 June 2018. - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will make history on 12 June becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off.
© AFP 2023 / KCNA/ KNSThis picture taken on 20 June 2018 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on 21 June 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (center R) arriving at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang.
This picture taken on 20 June 2018 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on 21 June 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (center R) arriving at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang.
© AP Photo / Minh HoangVietnamese soldiers stand outside the entrance to Dong Dang train station where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive at the border town with China, in Dong Dang, Vietnam, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese officials scrambled Monday to finish preparations for a rushed summit that will capture global attention.
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Vietnamese soldiers stand outside the entrance to Dong Dang train station where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive at the border town with China, in Dong Dang, Vietnam, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese officials scrambled Monday to finish preparations for a rushed summit that will capture global attention.
© AP Photo / CCTVIn this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, 28 March 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju wave from a car as they bid farewell to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week.
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In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, 28 March 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju wave from a car as they bid farewell to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week.
© AFP 2023 / Nicolas AsfouriA vehicle in the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is escorted in Beijing on 8 January 2019. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on 8 January on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump.
A vehicle in the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is escorted in Beijing on 8 January 2019. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on 8 January on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump.
© AFP 2023 / KCNA/ KNSThis picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 8 May 2018 and released on May 9 shows China's President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian. - Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on 7 and 8 May and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit.
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 8 May 2018 and released on May 9 shows China's President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian. - Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on 7 and 8 May and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit.
© AP Photo / Mark SchiefelbeinFILE - In this Tuesday, 8 Jan. 2019, file photo,a train similar to one seen during previous visits by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing. For his second summit with President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un opted to travel retro _ riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. The decision was likely part security and part optics, designed to bring back memories of North Korean "eternal president" Kim Il Sung's many travels by train.
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FILE - In this Tuesday, 8 Jan. 2019, file photo,a train similar to one seen during previous visits by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing. For his second summit with President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un opted to travel retro _ riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. The decision was likely part security and part optics, designed to bring back memories of North Korean "eternal president" Kim Il Sung's many travels by train.
© AFP 2023 / Kcna This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 8 May 2018 and released on May 9 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waving to Chinese officials from the airplane before departing the Chinese city of Dalian. - Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on 7-8 May and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit.
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 8 May 2018 and released on May 9 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waving to Chinese officials from the airplane before departing the Chinese city of Dalian. - Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on 7-8 May and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit.
© AFP 2023 / Ye Aung Thu Vietnamese people gather near the Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son on 2 March 2019, ahead of the expected arrival of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un for his departure from the country.
Vietnamese people gather near the Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son on 2 March 2019, ahead of the expected arrival of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un for his departure from the country.
© AFP 2023 / Saul LoebNorth Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) walks with US President Donald Trump (L) during a break in talks at their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on 12 June 2018. - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un became on 12 June the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) walks with US President Donald Trump (L) during a break in talks at their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on 12 June 2018. - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un became on 12 June the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off.
© AFP 2023 / KCNA/ KNSThis picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 27 March 2018 and released on 28 March 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waving from his train as it prepares to depart from Beijing railway station. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington.
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on 27 March 2018 and released on 28 March 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waving from his train as it prepares to depart from Beijing railway station. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington.