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Kim Jong Un gifted gun after Belarus friendship treaty
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a gun.
![This frame grab, taken from video from Belarusian state-owned news outlet Pul Pervogo, shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko watching as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a rifle gifted to him by Lukashenko in Pyongyang. [Pul Pervogo/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774548190.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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