Watch: Kim Jong Un's chair cleaned & scanned by his officials ahead of talks with Putin

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un might have proclaimed to be friends with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but his scepticism accompanied him while on Russian soil for talks with Putin.Kim's officialschecked his chair thoroughly before he was seated, allegedly scanning it for radiation and other booby traps ahead of the talks with Putin.

A video of the incident has emerged on social media, showing an official firmly wiping Kim’s chair as part of the protocol designed to keep the ‘supreme’ leader safe. Other officialshovered over the man, ready with more cleaning supplies if needed.

One of them can be seen scanning the chair with a small metal detector-like device.

As per media reports, the chair was also checked to ensure it would carry Kim’s weightas the leader is believed to be over 140 kg. Apparently, the chair being used is an IKEA model that comes withno rear legs and instead has just one single, curved frame.

Shortly after the checks were done, Putin and Kim sat together to put up a strong face against the West and show support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ against Ukraine.

Kim ‘refused’ to travel on a plane

The highly precarious leader of North Korea is also believed to have refused to take a plane to travel to the Far East region of Russia and instead opted for a luxurious train to embark on his first foreign visit since 2019.

UK media reported that this was because Kim felt ‘unsafe’ in Russian skies as one tourist plane crash-landed in the same region a few days back.

Putin shows his private car to Kim

Reuters reported Thursday that ahead of their summit on Wednesday (Sept 13), Putin and Kim inspected the space launch facilities of the modern Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East.

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Later, they strolled towards Putin's presidential Aurus limousine parked in the driveway.

North Korea's KCNA news agency said on Thursday "Putin showed his private car to Kim Jong Un before having a warm talk".

The Aurus Senat limousine was developed by the Russian state automotive institute known by its acronym NAMI.

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