Russia: “President Putin gave Kim Jong-un a luxury car because he liked him.”

``Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted Kim Jung Eun, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Russian-made high-end car, the Aurus.
This is because he liked the car,” the Kremlin (Russian presidential administration) said. At a press conference on the 20th (local time), a Kremlin spokesperson explained the reason for giving the car to Kim.
``Like a lot of people, he liked the car,'' he explained. A spokesperson said, ``When the Russia-North Korea summit was held in September last year, President Putin showed off his Aurus to Kim.
” he said. At that time, General Secretary Kim showed an interest in Aurus by sitting in the back seat where President Putin usually sits and asking him questions. Therefore, President Putin
General Secretary Mu has made it possible to see all other models of Aurus. Prior to this, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on the 20th, ``Kim gave a gift of a Russian-made passenger car on the 18th.
"I received the item," the report said. North Korean media reports have not released any specific information or photos about the car that Kim received, but a Kremlin spokesperson said, ``General Secretary Kim
The car model I gave him was an Aurus.'' The Aurus, known as Russia's version of "Rolls-Royce," is Russia's first luxury car brand, making an appearance at President Putin's inauguration ceremony in 2018.
It is also used as a ceremonial vehicle for foreign leaders. ``North Korea is our close neighbor,'' a Kremlin spokesman said, ``We are developing relations with all of our neighbors, including North Korea.''
He emphasized, Meanwhile, the South Korean government denounced the gift, saying, ``Aurus' gift constitutes a violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.''