Kim Jong Un won't travel to Russia after all

Kim Jong Un
(Image credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reportedly set to attend Russia's 70th anniversary celebrations of toppling Nazi Germany, but Kremlin representatives said they learned through "diplomatic channels," that the planned May trip is off, The New York Times reports.

Dmitri Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, cited "internal Korean affairs," for the cancelation. The visit to Moscow would have been Kim's first trip outside of North Korea since taking control of the country following his father's death in 2011.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.