The United States has again accused North Korea of supplying arms and ammunition to the Russian Armed Forces for use in the invasion of Ukraine, calling it a «clear violation» of UN Security Council resolutions.
This was stated by the spokesman of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, who detailed that Pyongyang is allegedly administering the Wagner Group, a network of mercenaries linked to the Kremlin.
«In recent weeks, we have seen North Korean officials falsely deny that they have provided weapons to Wagner. As we have said publicly, North Korea delivered infantry rockets and missiles to Russia for Wagner’s use late last year,» Kirby said during a White House press briefing.
According to images released by the U.S. government, a train with five cars traveled from Russia to North Korea on November 18. A day later, North Korea loaded those and the train returned to Russia.
«Now, while we believe that the amount of material delivered to Wagner has not changed the battlefield dynamics in Ukraine, we expect it will continue to receive North Korean weapons systems,» Kirby reiterated, condemning North Korea’s actions.
«As we have previously stated, North Korea’s arms transfers are in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. So today, (we) are sharing information about these violations with the panel of experts of the Security Council Sanctions Committee,» he added.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
