The U.S. has accused North Korea of selling “infantry rockets and missiles” to Russia’s Wagner Group for use in the war in Ukraine, and experts say Moscow’s practice of outsourcing fighting to the shadowy mercenaries lends plausibility to the U.S. claims, while Pyongyang has few if any compunctions about selling to such a customer.

Washington has yet to provide evidence for its repeated assertion that Russia is turning to the DPRK for equipment and ammunition as the Ukraine war drags on, allegations that Pyongyang has denied.