Russia proposes joint navy exercise with N.Korea, China

Russia’s defence minister has proposed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that their countries hold a naval exercise, along with China, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, citing South Korea’s intelligence agency.
Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu visited North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, celebrated in North Korea as “Victory Day”, in July when he met Kim.
They attended a defence exhibition featuring North Korea’s banned ballistic missiles, North Korean state media reported at the time.
Yonhap reported that Shoigu had made the proposal for a three-way naval exercise to Kim during his visit but it provided no details.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told the National Assembly that Shoigu appeared to have held a private meeting with Kim to agree on broad military expansion, Yonhap reported.