“Will pay a price”
US warns North Korea against delivering arms to Putin
06.09.2023, 00:35
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According to the US, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will soon travel to Russia for a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Both states may negotiate an arms deal. Washington threatens Pyongyang with consequences if it does.
The US has warned North Korea against selling arms to Russia. If Pyongyang backs Moscow’s war against Ukraine with arms deals, “North Korea will not be reflected well, and they will pay a price for it in the international community,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in Washington.
According to US information, North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un is planning a meeting with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Russia to negotiate arms deliveries to Moscow. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm any plans. According to information from the “New York Times”, Kim apparently wants to meet Putin in Vladivostok in September. An economic forum will take place there from September 10th to 13th. According to the report, Kim could travel by armored train to the port city in Russia’s Far East, which is not too far from North Korea. Kim and Putin met in Vladivostok in 2019.
According to the New York Times, Putin wants artillery shells and anti-tank missiles from North Korea. Kim is concerned with modern technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines as well as food aid for the population. According to ntv reporter Rainer Munz, there are many indications of a Russian ammunition shortage.
Moscow and Pyongyang announced in mid-August that they would expand their cooperation and cooperate more closely in the area of defense, among other things. Russia is one of the few countries that maintain contact with North Korea. North Korea had supported Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine from the start.