The dictators of North Korea and Russia laughed and joked as they paraded around the streets of Pyongyang in a luxury limousine, up-close footage from inside the car shows.
In a set-up reminiscent of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, a relaxed Vladimir Putin drives Kim Jong-un around the North Korean capital as the pair chuckle and exchange stories.
The carefully-choreographed video footage captured inside the Russian-made Aurus car reinforces the strong relationship between Russia and North Korea whose leaders signed a mutual defence pledge during the state visit on Wednesday.
The two men also bonded over animals on the high-profile trip. In one slightly surreal scene, Kim fed a horse carrots while Putin looked on, patting the white animal’s head.
Both men have repeatedly used horses in propaganda. In an image shared widely online, Putin rode around on a brown horse while shirtless, while an infamous photograph shows Kim atop a white stallion on Mount Paektu.
The pair also exchanged several gifts, according to state media. Putin offered his North Korean counterpart a tea set, an admiral’s dirk or a dagger and an Aurus limousine – the second he’s given car enthusiast Kim, having sent one to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions earlier this year.
