Russia has provided technical help to North Korea in exchange for arms: Blinken



News Russia has provided technical help to North Korea in exchange for arms: Blinken Secretary of state says US and South Korea seek to ‘intensify pressure’ on Moscow not to give weapons to DPRK Anton Sokolin November 9, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at Vostochny Spaceport \| Image: KCNA (Sept. 14, 2023) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of providing technical assistance to North Korea in return for munitions on Thursday, expressing “profound concern” over their alleged arms trade while visiting Seoul for high-level talks. In a press conference with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin, the top U.S. diplomat said the DPRK not only “provides military equipment to Russia” for its war in Ukraine but also received “technology and support for its own military programs” from Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of providing technical assistance to North Korea in return for munitions on Thursday, expressing “profound concern” over their alleged arms trade while visiting Seoul for high-level talks. In a press conference with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin, the top U.S. diplomat said the DPRK not only “provides military equipment to Russia” for its war in Ukraine but also received “technology and support for its own military programs” from Moscow. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Russia has provided technical help to North Korea in exchange for arms: Blinken

Secretary of state says US and South Korea seek to ‘intensify pressure’ on Moscow not to give weapons to DPRK

Anton Sokolin November 9, 2023

Russia has provided technical help to North Korea in exchange for arms: Blinken

Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at Vostochny Spaceport | Image: KCNA (Sept. 14, 2023)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of providing technical assistance to North Korea in return for munitions on Thursday, expressing “profound concern” over their alleged arms trade while visiting Seoul for high-level talks.

In a press conference with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin, the top U.S. diplomat said the DPRK not only “provides military equipment to Russia” for its war in Ukraine but also received “technology and support for its own military programs” from Moscow.

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