[[Kim–Putin meetings|A meeting]] between Kim Jong-nUn and Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] was held on 25–26 April 2019. Biegun was scheduled to visit [[Russia]] that month to discuss the full denuclearization of North Korea. Putin believed that Kim Jong-un needed international security guarantees to give up North Korea's nuclear arsenal and program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-arrives-in-russian-far-east-ahead-of-first-ever-summit-with-kim-jong-un/2019/04/24/a2d941f8-65c6-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html |title=Putin: Kim Jong Un needs international security guarantees to give up nuclear arsenal |last1=Amie |first1=Ferris-Rotman |last2=Denyer |first2=Simon |date=April 25, 2019| work=Washington Post |access-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426003126/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-arrives-in-russian-far-east-ahead-of-first-ever-summit-with-kim-jong-un/2019/04/24/a2d941f8-65c6-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-vladimir-putin-share-warm-greeting-start/story?id=62617546|title=Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin discuss nuclear stalemate in historic summit|website=ABC News|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426151324/https://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-vladimir-putin-share-warm-greeting-start/story?id=62617546|archive-date=April 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
