Russian Spokesperson Maria Zakharova Refutes British Defense Minister’s Criticism, Citing Colonial History and Korean War

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova./Facebook

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson strongly refuted the British Minister of Defense’s criticism that North Korea should pay a price for supplying weapons to Russia, citing Britain’s colonial history and the ‘Korean Peninsula War’.

Commenting on British Defense Minister Grant Shapps’ remarks on Telegram on the 6th (local time), Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariya Zakharova said, “Since the reason he fiercely criticized Korea was ‘Korea,’ we cannot avoid the bloody events on the Korean Peninsula to which Britain contributed as a member of the so-called UN forces.” “I can’t help but remember the war,” he said. The ‘South Korea’ mentioned by Spokesperson Zakharova appears to refer to North Korea.

An article posted by British Minister of Defense Grant Schott to X on the 5th (local time) criticizing North Korea’s supply of weapons to Russia./X

The article that Spokesperson Zakharova took issue with was an article posted by Minister Shacks on X the previous day (the 5th). Secretary Shacks said, “With the whole world turning against Russia, Putin had no choice but to ask North Korea for help, and in the process, he violated UN Security Council resolutions. This must end. “North Korea will pay the price for supporting Russia,” he wrote.

Spokesperson Zakharova claimed that Britain has also violated UN Security Council resolutions on several occasions, and that the invasion of Iraq was one of them. He also said, “Britain was the largest colonial empire in human history,” and attached the record, pointing out that there was a recorded history of crimes related to it.

He then said that Britain had participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and bombed Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria as a ‘new colonial action’, and that it was now providing lethal weapons to the Ukrainian regime in violation of all resolutions not to supply weapons to conflict zones. “He also claimed.

He added, “What Secretary Shacks said is true: ‘This must end.’” This can be interpreted as a statement emphasizing that the UK has been violating UN Security Council resolutions.

The Russian transport route of suspected North Korean weapons cargo disclosed by the US White House. /AFP Yonhap News

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, suspicions have been raised that North Korea is supplying weapons to Russia. Arms trade with North Korea constitutes a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Meanwhile, the White House claimed on the 4th that North Korea recently provided missiles to Russia, at least one of which was used in an attack on Ukraine last month. The United States plans to raise the issue at the UN Security Council on the 10th.

Spokesperson Zakharova dismissed the West’s claims about illegal arms trade between Russia and North Korea as groundless in October last year, but did not offer any specific position on the claims about the recent use of missiles.

According to a report by Tass News Agency citing sources, Russia requested a UN Security Council meeting on the 22nd. It is interpreted as a countermeasure to the United States’ raised issues.

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2024-01-07 00:41:57