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Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang ... escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, according to a government statement released Wednesday.

Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang ... escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, according to a government statement released Wednesday.

after being delivered as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Moscow Zoo official telegram channel via AP) The animals will be transferred to the Korea Central Zoo in Pyongyang ...

Yet Russian state media reported that Russia ... the neighboring countries have soured since. The 70 or so animals from Moscow are currently in quarantine and will move to their new enclosures ...

and various other Russian officials and wildlife experts from Moscow Zoo to North Korea's capital Pyongyang aboard a cargo plane. "Animals have historically occupied an important place in ...

They have been given as a sign of support, kindness and care,” Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who traveled with the animals ... link between Moscow and Pyongyang ...

Yaks, Bears and Cockatoos Are Among the Animals Russia Is Sending to North Korean ... escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, according to a government statement released Wednesday.