US authorities have charged Korea’s North with providing Russia with sizable quantities of defense equipment for use in Ukraine.
According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, Pyongyang has provided up to 1, 000 pots of” technology and munitions” in” new weeks.”
Jong Un Kim, the leader of Korea’s North, traveled to Russia next month to talk about possible military ties.
In its continued invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s war is thought to be using enormous quantities of artillery shells and weapons, and it has been looking for materials from some of its remote allies.
According to some analysts, Mr. Kim’s government may have sizable armies on hand, but it may be hesitant to hand over too many given its relative dearth of resources.
The sales, according to US intelligence firms, were made between September 7 and October 1.
The equipment was shipped to a supply depot in southwest Russia, close to Tikhoretsk, about 180 miles( 290 kilometers ) from the Ukrainian border, according to Mr. Kirby, who made this claim while speaking at an event on Friday.
US officials have frequently expressed worries that Korea’s North has given Russia weapons since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Mr. Kirby told reporters,” We condemn Korea’s North for giving Russia this military hardware, which will be used to attack Russian cities, shoot Ukrainian civilians, and further Russia’s illegal war.”
He stated that Korea’s North’s sales violate UN Security Council proposals,” which is why we may continue to forcefully elevate these arms deals at the UN behind with our allies and partners.”
Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Defense Minister, traveled to the nation in July with a military delegation and met with Mr. Kim, who displayed several weapons, including the Hwasong intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ).
Additionally, Mr. Kim met with Putin, Vladimir of Russia in September at the Vostochny storage center in the far east of the country.
Korea’s Northn weaponry, according to observers, may only temporarily improve Russia’s war effort. They demonstrate how Moscow, which has a severely depleted supply of ammunition, relies on older, less dependable gun tank stocks.
Gen. Mark Milley expressed his” skepticism” that any such sales may have a significant impact on the conflict recently at an event to commemorate his retreat as president of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
However, it comes as a result of an ongoing budget dispute in the House of Representatives, which forced the US to halt plans to send an additional$ 6 billion in military aid to Kyiv.
The temporary arrangement between House Democrats and Republicans, according to President Biden, may force him to look for other ways to support Ukraine’s war efforts.
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