The North Korean leader’s sister and unofficial spokesperson Kim Yo Jong has exchanged New Year’s gifts with a Russian counterpart, receiving a rush-ordered portrait of herself by an artist linked to the Kremlin.

On Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram that she received a large vase as a New Year’s gift from Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s de facto representative. The vase featured an engraved view of Pyongyang’s Hwasong Street.

Zakharova said she learned about the gift on Monday and rushed to commission a portrait of Kim by “world famous” artist Nikas Safronov, who drew