An Armored Train and a Dangerous New Alliance

<p>In a rare move, the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, traveled outside his country this week to meet with the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin. </p><p>Julian Barnes, a national security reporter for The New York Times, explains what Russia wants from North Korea and how far Mr. Putin might go to get it.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julian-e-barnes">Julian E. Barnes</a>, a national security reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Kim Jong-un<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/world/asia/putin-kim-russia-north-korea.html?searchResultPosition=2"> has ammunition stocks that Russia covets</a> as it continues its war in Ukraine, and North Korea may get advanced technology and badly needed food aid in return.</li><li>Heading to Russia to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin, the North Korean leader chose to travel by rail,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/world/asia/kim-jong-un-armored-train-north-korea.html?searchResultPosition=1"> on a train with some unusual features</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>