Seoul claims Kim received Russian technical assistance for that launch, in return for sending containers of weapons to Moscow for use in Ukraine.
This picture taken on May 24, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 25, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) taking part in the 20th Meeting of the Political Bureau of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (AFP)