North Korea can annually receive up to $572 million for the deployment of its troops in the Russian Federation and $5.5 billion from agreements with Russia on arms supplies.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un receives billions of dollars worth of food, oil, currency and modern weapons systems from Moscow for sending his troops to Russia. The New York Times reported this on Tuesday, December 17.
It was noted that this would likely allow the Kim regime to withstand international sanctions and modernize its armed forces.
“Sending troops brings many benefits to North Korea, including much-needed cash and diplomatic power. Analysts say Kim is getting billions of dollars worth of food, oil, money and advanced weapons. weapons systems from Russia that will help his regime cope with international sanctions and upgrade its conventional armed forces,” the publication said.
The publication also noted that Kim desperately needed such a breakthrough.
The NYT wrote that North Korea also gave Russia 20 thousand transport containers of weapons. In particular, we are talking about millions of artillery shells, newly developed ballistic missiles, multiple launch rocket systems and long-range howitzers.
According to estimates by Elena Guseinova, a researcher at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, North Korea has earned up to $5.5 billion from arms deals with Russia. Also, North Korea could receive up to $572 million annually as a result of deploying troops. At the same time, the country’s official export last year alone reached $330 million.
However, neither Russia nor North Korea disclosed how exactly Moscow paid the DPRK.
But North Korean oil tankers are carrying more oil from Russia than is allowed under UN sanctions, according to an analysis of satellite imagery published last month by Britain’s Open Source Center and the BBC.
On the ground, North Korea’s military is gaining vital battlefield intelligence for the first time in decades, including innovations in the use of drones that are revolutionizing modern warfare. The war against Ukraine gives North Korea its first chance to test its latest KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles against Western air defense systems in real combat.
It was previously reported that Russia has resumed regular rail communication with the DPRK.
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