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Kim left on Sunday in a trip that will include meetings with President Vladimir Putin, state news agency KCNA said. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center.