Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, along with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, visited an arms exhibition in Pyongyang. This was reported on July 27 by a North Korean radio station. “Voice of Korea”.
At the exhibition, the leader of North Korea and the Russian minister examined “modern weapons”. Kim Jong-un told Shoigu about the weapons and military equipment that are being developed according to the DPRK defense development plan.
Shoigu, during a speech at a reception at the DPRK Ministry of Defense, called the North Korean army “the strongest in the world”, reported Korea Central News Agency .
Agency Reuters drew attention to photographs of the visit of Kim Jong-un and his guests to the exhibition, published by the DPRK state media. They depict North Korean ballistic missiles banned by the UN Security Council resolution, which, among others, was approved by Russia, the agency notes.
The photographs also showed new North Korean drones. Outwardly, the drones resemble the American RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-9 Reaper. RBC .
Video: Reuters/YouTube
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Russia’s attempts to engage in relations with North Korea are due to the fact that the Kremlin is trying its best to buy weapons, Reuters notes.
Shoigu’s visit was the first visit by a Russian defense minister to North Korea since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Context:
North Korea is one of the countries that provides Russia with military assistance in the war against Ukraine.
In January 2023, the US released evidence that North Korea was supplying arms to the Russian Federation. North Korea denies this and accuses the US of “spreading rumours”.
In March, Kirby said that Russia wanted to buy ammunition from the DPRK in exchange for food.
In the same month, the US announced sanctions against Slovak citizen Ashot Mkrtychev, who coordinated the supply of weapons and related equipment to Russia from North Korea. According to the American side, he interacted with North Korean officials to obtain more than 20 types of weapons and ammunition for the Russian Federation in exchange for a commercial aircraft, raw materials, and other products for Pyongyang.
2023-07-28 01:04:34
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