Summary

  • Kim Jong Un's summit with Vladimir Putin at a cosmodrome in Russia's far east has finished

  • Putin says Kim will visit other sites in Russia before crossing back into North Korea

  • After dinner at the summit, the Russian leader toasted Kim's health and the two countries' friendship

  • Putin also says there are "possibilities" for military co-operation between the countries

  • Kim earlier said "we will always support the decisions of President Putin and... we will be together in the fight against imperialism"

  • The leaders did not discuss the risk of nuclear war, a Kremlin spokesman adds

Live Reporting

Edited by Nadia Ragozhina and Rob Corp

  1. WATCH: Russia's red carpet welcome for Kim Jong Un yesterday

    Yesterday, Kim was treated to a ceremony when he first entered into Russia, crossing the border at Khasan.

    He's had to travel hours yet to make it to the site of the Cosmodrome.

    But he was greeted by a Russian delegation when he arrived at border station Khasan on Tuesday morning. Footage shows him stepping onto a red carpet as a brass band plays.

    Kim Jong Un receives red carpet welcome into Russia

  2. Kim expected to arrive at Vostochny shortly

    The meeting between Kim and Putin will begin "shortly", said Russia media, citing Kremlin sources.

    So we expect Kim to be arriving at the Vostochny space centre soon, if he isn't already there.

    His train was spotted at the city of Pozveedka on Wednesday morning, about 160km (99 miles) from Vostochny.

    It's now nearly 13:00 local time (04:00 GMT).

  3. North Korea fired two ballistic missiles
    Breaking

    We've just heard confirmation from South Korea that the North launched two short-range ballistic missiles.

    The South Korean military said the missiles were fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang into the East Sea from around 11:43am (02:43 GMT) to 11:53am local time.

  4. Russian media reporting Kim - Putin meeting to begin shortly

    Russian media this morning has also announced the news of this meeting between two leaders at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

    The meeting will start shortly a Kremlin reporter says.

  5. Putin arrives at Vostochny Cosmodrome - Russian media
    Breaking

    Putin has arrived at the Russian space port, where he is expected to hold talks with Kim, according to Russian news agency TASS.

  6. WATCH: Three reasons Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin might want to be friends

    The timing of this missile launch is certainly conspicuous - Kim isn't shying away from the attention on his meeting with the Russian president, which is expected to take place today.

    The BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg and Seoul correspondent Jean Mackenzie take a look at why the two countries may want to be friends.

    Both nations can be useful to one another and also have a number of things in common, from shared enemies to a reliance on China.

  7. Missile landed outside Japan's economic zone

    Japanese broadcaster NHK is also reporting the missile landed short of Japan's excusive economic zone waters.

    Given it travelled for about five minutes, we would consider this only a short-range launch,

    No details on the size or range of the missile have been released yet by authorities in the region, who are no doubt still assessing the launch.

  8. Japan also confirms missile launch

    The Japanese authorities have also confirmed the missile launch - the Japan Coast Guard has sent two notices.

    They said the missile travelled for about five minutes after the launch before falling into the sea between North Korea and Japan.

  9. North Korea fires missile says SK
    Breaking

    North Korea has just fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    They've not yet identified what type of missile it is.

    The country has tested several ballistic and cruise missiles in recent years, despite UN bans on its programme.

  10. Welcome

    Nicholas Yong
    Reporting from Singapore

    Hello and welcome back to our live coverage of Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia.

    North Korea has just fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, even as Kim is believed to be on his way to the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's far east.

    Kim is expected to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the space base

    The US thinks this is all about discussing an arms deal, as Russia faces Ukraine's counter-offensive.

    Stay with us as my colleagues Frances Mao, Derek Cai, Kelly Ng and I keep you updated throughout the day with all we can find out.