North Korea Refutes Allegation of Arms Deal With Russia

In response to the United States’ claim that North Korea looks to be providing Russia with artillery rounds for its conflict in Ukraine, North Korea stated on Tuesday that it has never dealt in armaments with Russia and has no plans to do so.

John Kirby, the spokesperson for national security at the White House, stated last week that the US had information suggesting North Korea is clandestinely supplying Russia with a “substantial” quantity of artillery shells.

According to Kirby, North Korea was trying to hide the shipments by routing them through nations in the Middle East and North Africa, and Washington was keeping an eye on things to see if the supplies were actually received.

The claims were dismissed as untrue by a representative of the North Korean defence ministry, who added that Pyongyang has “never conducted ‘arms dealings’ with Russia” and “no plan to do so in the future.”

According to the official, who used the initials of the North’s official name, “we see such moves of the U.S. as part of its hostile attempt to damage the image of the DPRK in the international arena by using the illegitimate “sanctions resolution” of the (U.N. Security Council) against the DPRK.

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Any arms assistance would be a further indication of growing ties between Moscow and Pyongyang as Russia’s isolation due to its involvement in the Ukraine War has widened.

North Korea has expressed support for Russia’s declared annexation of portions of Ukraine and was one of the few nations to recognise the independence of the breakaway Ukrainian areas.

According to a statement by Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the United States, “North Korea is definitely utilising the Ukraine war to cement its links with Russia.”

According to Kirby’s remarks, Washington will monitor the shipments but won’t intercept them since it doesn’t think it will have a big influence on the fight, he added.

Although Russia has a veto at the UN Security Council and may thwart any actions there, Cha said that the United States has the ability to follow shipments, and interception may be an option.

“U.S. officials might work with willing countries to delay the cargo at customs to prevent their making it to the battlefield,” he said. “To avoid any military clashes.”

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(Reuters)