The White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Moscow looks to buy more munitions.
North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in eastern Ukraine.Shortly before the White House unveiled the new information about North Korea and Russia’s weapon talks, North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, according to South Korea’s military. The missile test came just hours after the U.S. flew at least one long-range bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against the North.
The Biden administration has repeatedly made the case that the Kremlin has become reliant on North Korea, , for the arms it needs to fight its war against Ukraine. North Korea and Iran are largely isolated on the international stage for their nuclear programs and human rights records.with North Korea, in which Moscow would provide the North with needed food and other commodities in return for munitions from Pyongyang.
Late last year, the White House said it had determined that the Wagner Group, the private Russian military company, had taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster its forces fighting in Ukraine on behalf of Russia.
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