“Delivered to Russian western arsenal supporting operations against Ukraine”
“North Korea could become the largest arms supplier…the price is unclear.”
“There is a possibility of a mixture of finances, economy, military and space technology in the price.”
The British Ministry of Defense said on the 26th (local time) that it was “almost certain” that North Korean military supplies were delivered to Russia, and analyzed that North Korea is likely to become one of Russia’s most important arms suppliers.
According to the Guardian, the British Ministry of Defense said at an intelligence briefing on the situation in Ukraine that day, “Despite Russia’s official denial of the recent reports, it is almost certain that North Korean military supplies have reached Russia’s western arsenal,” adding, “This arsenal is used by Russia’s military in Ukraine.” “These are places that support operations,” he claimed.
He then estimated, “If North Korea maintains the recent scale and speed of military-related shipments (more than 1,000 containers in the past few weeks), it will become Russia’s most important arms supplier, along with Iran and Belarus.”
“It is currently unclear what Russia has agreed to provide to North Korea in return,” he said. “It is highly unlikely that the entire package has been completed.” “This is likely to have been one of the main agenda items during a recent high-level Russian visit to North Korea,” he analyzed.
Here, ‘high-ranking Russian official’ refers to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited North Korea on the 18th and 19th.
The British Ministry of Defense added, “This may include a mix of financial compensation, other economic support, provision of military technology, and cooperation in other high-tech fields such as space.”
Prior to this, the Foreign Ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan announced in a joint statement that day that it had been confirmed that some of North Korea’s weapons had been delivered to Russia, and that they strongly condemned this. He also expressed concern about the possibility of Russia transferring nuclear and ballistic missile-related technology to North Korea.
Source: Donga
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