"Russia’s relations with its Eastern partners — particularly China and North Korea — and its cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the SCO and BRICS, are conducted for the benefit of all participants, not aimed against anyone," Dmitry Peskov added

The Russian president and the North Korean leader travel to the talks together in the same car after a formal reception.

Yury Ushakov noted that "everybody understands the role the United States, the Trump administration, and President Trump personally are playing in today’s global narratives,"

Yury Ushakov said that no one has been conspiring or plotting anything

"Russia’s relations with its Eastern partners — particularly China and North Korea — and its cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the SCO and BRICS, are conducted…

Russia, China, and the DPRK are not directed against third countries, Dmitry Peskov noted