North Korea wipes traces of Kim Jong Un after Beijing meeting with Putin

After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign spies.

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Even with the appearance of budding friendship between Kim and Putin, footage on Wednesday showed the reclusive state’s extraordinary measures to conceal any clues about Mr, Kim’s health.

In a post on Telegram, Kremlin reporter Alexander Yunashev shared video of Mr. Kim’s two staff members meticulously cleaning the room in the Chinese capital where Mr. Kim and Mr. Putin met for more than two hours.

The chair’s backrest and armrests were scrubbed and a coffee table next to Mr. Kim’s chair was also cleaned. Mr. Kim’s drinking glass was also removed.