2023-08-31 07:12:43
6:40 am: Washington denounces the rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang
Negotiations on future arms deliveries from North Korea to Russia are “actively progressing”, a White House adviser said on Wednesday, calling on the North Korean regime to “cease” these talks. “These potential deals would see Russia receive significant quantities” of armaments “of several types”, in particular ammunition for artillery, as well as raw materials for the Russian defense industry, indicated John Kirby, door -word of the National Security Council.
“Russia is negotiating potential deals with North Korea for significant quantities and various types of ammunition for use against Ukraine,” US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield added in New York. a statement read on behalf of the United States, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Again denouncing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s late July visit to North Korea where he attended a military parade alongside Kim Jong-un, she noted that “this visit was more than a photo opportunity”. , but intended to “convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition”.
In mid-August, Vladimir Putin and North Korea had advocated increased cooperation, particularly in the field of defence, a new illustration of the rapprochement between these two enemies of the United States since the start of the Kremlin offensive in Ukraine.
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