The US presidential administration believes that Putin’s attempt to buy weapons in Iran and North Korea speaks of weakness and desperation.
The White House is concerned that Russia and North Korea are actively negotiating the supply of weapons. This was in a briefing on Wednesday, August 30, said the representative of the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, Voice of America reports.
He noted that according to US intelligence, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently visited North Korea, where he tried to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery shells to Russia, and Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un exchanged letters in which they agreed. to expand bilateral cooperation.
He added that the United States has intelligence indicating that another group of Russian officials traveled to Pyongyang after the Defense Secretary’s visit.
Russia is eager to get the weapons its military needs to use in the war against Ukraine, Kirby said. According to him, Russia is also interested in raw materials that will help Russia’s military-industrial base.
Kirby emphasized that any arms deal between Russia and North Korea would violate the UN Security Council resolution.
“We call on the DPRK to end arms talks with Russia and honor the public commitments Pyongyang has made not to supply or sell arms to Russia,” Kirby said.
Asked what this search for cooperation on Moscow’s part indicated, Kirby replied that it was clearly a matter of “common weakness.”
“Why would Mr. Putin go to Iran, North Korea to try to get artillery shells and basic supplies so he can continue to strengthen his defense industrial base. There’s no other way to look at it. It’s desperation and weakness, frankly. , ” he added. Kirby.
He explained that Putin, in more than 18 months of mass aggression, “achieved zero strategic goals in Ukraine”, while Russia lost “tens or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed or wounded in this war.”
Recall that in mid-August, the media reported that the Russian Defense Ministry made a secret flight to North Korea.
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