China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters, as U.S. concerns grow over Beijing's support for Moscow's war in Ukraine.
A ship, identified by the Royal United Services Institute as the North Korean registered cargo ship Angara, is seen docked alongside a larger vessel at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipbuilding Co wharf in Zhoushan, China February 11, 2024 in a satellite image. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON, April 25 - China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters, as U.S.
With Ukraine under a renewed Russian assault and running short of ammunition, U.S. officials have issued increasingly stark warnings about what they say is China's help rebuilding Russia's military after its early setbacks in the Ukraine war.A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said it was aware of "credible, open-source reports" that the Angara is currently moored in a Chinese port and had raised the issue with Chinese authorities.
The ship was identified by its unique automatic identification system transponder that had been briefly turned on, likely for safety reasons, while navigating a busy stretch of the Korea Strait en route to China. "If it lets sail out of port uninspected and newly repaired, then it shows China likely won't take any action on these Russian vessels," Byrne said.
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