On Wednesday, Russia’s president announced the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists.
(Photo: IMAGO/SNA)
Istanbul, Peking, Berlin, Tokio After losses in the Russian army and an escalation of the war by Vladimir Putin, other states are careful not to be perceived as Moscow’s allies.
A statement from North Korea on Wednesday evening was striking: “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia and do not plan to do so,” said an official at the North Korean Defense Ministry, according to the state news agency KCNA. The vice president of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace think tank, Evan Feigenbaum, then tweeted about Putin: “Not even North Korea wants to be seen with the guy?”
The US State Department recently reported that Russia wants to buy millions of missiles and artillery shells from North Korea for use in Ukraine, although there is no evidence that the deal has been finalized.
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