North Korea will pay the “price” if it supplies Russia with weapons, US warns.

USA warned on Tuesday that North Korea will face consequences if it supplies weapons to Russia for your war on Ukrainewhen leaders are expected kim jong un and Vladimir Putin have conversations about it.

Affected by sanctions, Russia he would be eager to get more military supplies to energize his forces at a time when kyiv He carries out a counteroffensive to retake his territory.

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The adviser of National security of the american president Joe Biden, Jake SullivanI declare that Pyongyang and Moscow they analyze undertakingLeader-level conversations, perhaps even in person” on the arms needs of Russia.

Sullivan said Russia could use North Korean weapons to attack Ukrainian food supplies and heating infrastructure ahead of winter and so “try to conquer a territory that belongs to another sovereign nation”.

“They will pay a price for this in the international community”, Sullivan told reporters about the “active discussions” between Moscow and Pyongyang on arms deliveries.

Washington believes that the North Korean leader, kim jong unintends to visit Russia to deal with the president Vladimir Putin the sale of arms from Pyongyang to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.

Last week, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, John Kirbyhad already expressed alarm at the rapid progress of these arms negotiations and had ordered the communist regime to “cease” these discussions.

Sullivan acknowledged, however, that he was not in a position to say what kind of weapons would be delivered.

“It remains an open question as to what type and quality of equipment that could be delivered“, said.

“It says a lot about Russia that it has to turn to a country like North Korea to strengthen its defense capabilities”, he added.

The Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigutraveled to North Korea in July to buy ammunition, said the White House.

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Moscow said on Tuesday that it could not confirm a summit between Putin and Kim.

“We have nothing to say about it”, declared the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov.

Minister Shoigu said on Monday that Russia is considering holding joint military exercises with North Korea. “Why not? They are our neighbors”, he was quoted as saying by the TASS news agency.

secret conversations

already last week USA warned that Russia was holding secret talks with North Korea to buy ammunition and supplies for the war.

Kim is considered likely to head by armored train later this month to vladivostokon Russia’s Pacific coast, not far from North Korea, to meet Putin, US and other officials have told The New York Times.

From September 10 to 13, Vladivostok welcomes 68 countries to the 8th Eastern Economic Forumorganized by the Kremlin.

According to the New York Times, Putin is seeking artillery shells and anti-tank missiles from North Korea, while Kim is seeking advanced technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, as well as food aid.

an official of seoulwhich deals with inter-Korean relations, said several developments indicated the growing possibility of an arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow.

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“Any form of cooperation between North Korea and neighboring countries must be carried out in a way that does not undermine international peace and norms.”, he declared to the press.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, will take advantage of the summit of leaders of the G20What will be celebrated in India at the end of the week, to reaffirm their support for Ukraine.”for as long as it takesSullivan noted.

Washington said last week that despite his denials, North Korea supplied infantry rockets and missiles to Russia in 2022 for use by the private military group Wagner.

Source: Elcomercio

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