Kim Jong-un’s North Korea is gaining a leading role on the geopolitical scene in the context of two major ongoing crises, the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East. The Washington Post released photos of automatic rifles and RPG rocket launchers used by Hamas in the attack on Israel, which apparently came from Pyongyang. Today, British Military Intelligence states that, despite Moscow’s denials, “it is virtually certain that North Korean munitions have reached ammunition depots in western Russia,” which support “Russian military operations in Ukraine.”
In short, from isolation to activism between Iran and Russia, as confirmed by Kim’s recent trip to Vladimir Putin. If North Korea maintains the current rate of ammunition shipments, writes British military officer 007, “more than a thousand containers in recent weeks”, Pyongyang will become “one of the most important foreign suppliers of weapons, along with Iran and Belarus.” “It is currently unclear what Russia offers in return to North Korea. It is unlikely that the entire package has been finalized, it was probably one of the main topics of discussion during recent high-level Russian visits to North Korea. There will likely be a combination of financial compensation, economic support, provision of military technology and cooperation in other technological areas, such as space”, concludes the bulletin after both Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were states of North Korea. Not forgetting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia in September.
South Korea, the United States and Japan have strongly condemned South Korea’s military supplies to Russia, which contribute to the human costs of the war in Ukraine. “We will continue to work together with the international community to denounce Russia’s attempts to acquire military equipment” from North Korea, reads the joint statement from South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, North Korean Secretary of State American, Antony Blinken, and the Japanese minister, Yoko. Kamikawa. “These weapons deliveries, many of which we can confirm have been completed, will significantly increase the human costs of Russia’s war of aggression,” the statement said. The three countries also promise to monitor any Russian military supplies to Pyongyang to allow North Korea to achieve its military objectives.
Source: IL Tempo
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