Kremlin finalizing preparations for Putin-Kim meeting – spokesman

Moscow still cannot give an exact date for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un but preparations for the summit are almost complete, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. “The meeting is being prepared and the preparations have entered the final stage. The encounter will take place before the end of April,” Peskov said. He declined to specify the date on which the summit will take place, and recommended that reporters “ask Pyongyang” about the duration of the North Korean leader’s visit to Russia, TASS reported.