Russian broadcasters have been accused of Photoshopping a smile onto Kim Jong-un in a recent broadcast of his meeting with Sergei Lavrov.
Russian broadcasters have been accused of Photoshopping a smile onto Kim Jong-un in a recent broadcast of his meeting with Sergei Lavrov.
In a clip, shown on Russian state TV, the tyrant can be seen beaming with a wide grin.
But pictures from the same event show him stone-faced throughout while shaking the Russian Foreign Minister's hand.
The dictator met with Mr Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday, just weeks before a planned meeting between the US and the North Korean regime.
Although Kim did crack a smile during other parts of the meeting, the photos and footage of the moment he posed for the cameras during a handshake with Lavrov show him looking stern.
But a segment about the meeting during the programme 'News of the Week' on pro-Putin TV station Russia 1 featured a still of Kim smiling alongside Lavrov.
A photo of the same moment published on the official Twitter of the Russian Foreign Ministry also shows Kim being grim.
Bloomberg Moscow deputy bureau chief Scott Rose tweeted: 'Russian state TV, rising to the occasion, photoshopped a smile onto North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at his meeting with Lavrov.'
Russia 1 has been contacted for a comment.
In a clip, shown on Russian state TV, the tyrant can be seen beaming with a wide grin.
But pictures from the same event show him stone-faced throughout while shaking the Russian Foreign Minister's hand.
The dictator met with Mr Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday, just weeks before a planned meeting between the US and the North Korean regime.
Although Kim did crack a smile during other parts of the meeting, the photos and footage of the moment he posed for the cameras during a handshake with Lavrov show him looking stern.
But a segment about the meeting during the programme 'News of the Week' on pro-Putin TV station Russia 1 featured a still of Kim smiling alongside Lavrov.
A photo of the same moment published on the official Twitter of the Russian Foreign Ministry also shows Kim being grim.
Bloomberg Moscow deputy bureau chief Scott Rose tweeted: 'Russian state TV, rising to the occasion, photoshopped a smile onto North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at his meeting with Lavrov.'
Russia 1 has been contacted for a comment.