Russia is one of the three countries that border North Korea. It shares a tiny 11 mile stretch of land with Russia and that’s what North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un crossed this week for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They’re scheduled to meet Thursday in the city of Vladivostok. It will be the first time ever these two leaders have met face to face.

North Korean Dictator Kim says he hopes to quote “discuss issues of resolving the situation on the Korean Peninsula and developing the two countries relations.” Analysts say that might included trade. China is North Korea's only real trading partner. The country could benefit by having others like Russia but the international sanctions, the penalties on North Korea’s economy could also factor in here. Experts say Chairman Kim can be looking for Russian support in getting some of those sanctions removed.

We’ve told you how he met with U.S. President Donald Trump for their second ever summit in February. That ended without a deal. The two sides didn’t agree on the issues of sanctions relief for North Korea in exchange for the communist nation giving up its nuclear weapons program. So at a time where’s there an impasse between North Korea and the U.S. and heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S., officials around the world are curious to see what happens when Chairman Kim and President Putin get together. For months Russia and the United States have been flexing their military muscles on the global stage.