Watch: Putin takes Kim Jong-un for a ride in a Russian-made limousine

Russian President Vladimir Putin took North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday (19) for a ride in a luxurious Russian-made Aurus limousine during a pomp-filled visit to Pyongyang, after presenting a gift Kim with one of the luxury cars.

The outing came after the two leaders signed an agreement deepening their military cooperation to include a mutual defense pledge to help each other in the event of an attack, with Kim calling the new ties an “alliance.”

Video released by Russian state TV showed Putin jumping behind the wheel of the black armored limousine, which is his official presidential car in Russia, with Kim getting into the passenger seat.

The car is then shown on a road that runs through what appears to be a park before stopping. A Korean man in a suit, wearing white gloves, is seen opening the door for Kim before rushing to hold the door for Putin.

Putin and Kim are then shown walking side by side and talking on a path in a wooded area with a man, presumably a bodyguard, walking behind them.

One of Putin’s aides said on Wednesday that the Russian leader had gifted Kim with a Russian-made Aurus limousine.

Putin gave Kim the first Aurus limousine in February this year, the two countries said at the time, meaning he now has at least two of the vehicles.

The Aurus Senat, with retro styling inspired by the Soviet-era ZIL limousine, is Russia’s official presidential car and Putin rode in one at his most recent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin in May.

When Kim visited eastern Russia in September last year, Putin showed him one of the vehicles. Kim sat next to Putin in the car and seemed to enjoy himself.

A senior Russian official said last month that Russia would start manufacturing Aurus luxury cars at a former Toyota plant in St. Petersburg this year.