North Korea has sent around 7,000 containers of weapons to Russia in support of Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday.
In a press conference, Shin Won-shik said the scale of DPRK-Russia arms trade is consistently increasing, but stressed that Seoul will maintain its position of not providing lethal weapons to Ukraine.
North Korea has sent around 7,000 containers of weapons to Russia in support of Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday.
In a press conference, Shin Won-shik said the scale of DPRK-Russia arms trade is consistently increasing, but stressed that Seoul will maintain its position of not providing lethal weapons to Ukraine.
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