Kim Jong Un returns to North Korea after six-day Russian visit

Kim Jong Un, centre, is said to have concluded his visit to Russia (Government of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home from Russia, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West.

Mr Kim began his journey back to North Korea aboard his armoured train from the Primorye region in Russia’s Far East, following a farewell ceremony at a train station, Russia’s state news agency RIA said.