HISTORY: :: Kim Jong Un gifts put on a pair of dogs on their trip to Pyongyang
:: The two bonded over animals, with Putin watching as Kim fed carrots to a horse
:: June 19, 2024
:: Pyongyang, North Korea
The two bonded over animals as Kim fed carrots to a horse while Putin looked on. The two also took turns driving each other around in a Russian-made Aurus limousine on Wednesday (June 19).
Kim, known as a keen horseman, was photographed riding a white stallion on Mount Paektu during a blizzard in photos released by state media in 2019, flooding the internet with online jokes and memes.
The horses Kim rode are symbolic for North Korea, which named its economic effort to recover from the 1950-53 Korean War after the mythical winged horse Chollima. Putin was photographed shirtless and riding a horse in photos released by Russian state media.
Pungsan dogs are a breed of hunting dog native to a region in northern North Korea.
