“North Korea’s illegal weapons program undermines UN security commitments and risks regional instability.”
“We strongly condemn Russia for receiving and using ballistic missiles… “Signs of isolation, signs of despair”
The British Foreign Office issued a threat to North Korea not to deliver missiles that Russia would use in the war in Ukraine.
The British Foreign Office issued a statement under the name of its spokesperson on the 4th (local time) and announced, “We urge North Korea to stop supplying weapons to Russia.”
“Any support for North Korea’s illegal weapons program will significantly undermine the United Nations’ long-standing security commitments and further risk destabilizing the region,” he said. “North Korea is subject to a strong sanctions regime. “We will continue to cooperate with our partner countries to make North Korea pay a heavy price for supporting Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine,” he emphasized.
In addition, he said, “We strongly condemn Russia for its decision to use ballistic missiles provided by North Korea in the recent attack on Ukraine,” and pointed out, “Russia is relying on North Korea for weapons in Ukraine to pursue wrong military goals out of self-interest.” did.
He continued, “This is a sign of isolation on the international stage and a sign of despair,” and added, “Moreover, this activity violates many UN Security Council resolutions that Russia supported as a permanent member.”
On this day, the U.S. White House also announced that North Korea had provided missiles to Russia.
John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council (NSC), said in a regular briefing, “According to intelligence, North Korea recently provided a ballistic missile launcher and several ballistic missiles to Russia.” He added, “On the 30th of last month, the Russian military launched at least one of these missiles. “One shot was fired at Ukraine,” he said.
The missile was found to have landed in an open space in Ukraine. The United States is not ruling out the possibility of a malfunction and is investigating the exact circumstances.
Source: Donga
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