The British broadcaster claimed the Russian president had already landed in Pyongyang while showing footage from the city of Yakutsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin landing at the Yakutsk airport. © Sergey Karpukhin; RIA Novosti
Sky News erroneously announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has already landed in North Korea during its morning broadcast on Tuesday. The channel showed footage of the Russian leader disembarking his plane in the Russian city of Yakutsk while claiming that the pictures were from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
The British outlet also published a post on X claiming that Putin had already touched down in North Korea, although that message has since been deleted. The TV broadcast has also stopped claiming that Putin is already in Pyongyang.
While Putin is indeed scheduled to travel to North Korea on Tuesday for what will be his first visit to the country since 2000, he is first holding several meetings in the Siberian city of Yakutsk.
According to the Kremlin, Putin is expected to travel to Pyongyang later in the day, where he will stay until Wednesday. After that, the president will travel to Vietnam.
In North Korea, the Russian leader is scheduled to meet with his counterpart Kim Jong-un and take part in talks on a wide range of issues, including the economy, security, and international affairs.
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