Putin was welcomed in North Korea with waving crowds and a parade. Yes, and since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has had poor relationships with Western countries like the UK and the US. And so, Russia has been looking for allies. Now, allies are countries who support each other. Now, I have a headline here that describes Vladimir Putin's relationship with Western countries. This is from Sky News. "Putin's visit to North Korea is very much a diplomatic two fingers to the West."
OK, so let's listen to that again from Sky News. "Putin's visit to North Korea is very much a diplomatic two fingers to the West." Now, this headline is talking about the political impact of the meeting between Putin and Kim. Yes, and we have this strange expression 'two fingers', which is actually quite rude, isn't it, Beth?
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