US officials expect North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia in the coming days to seal a possible deal with President Vladimir Putin.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang in what the US saw as part of Moscow’s efforts to negotiate for supplies of North Korean munitions for its war in Ukraine
That would be a remarkable reversal from the 1950-53 Korean War, when the Soviet Union provided the communist North with weapons and ammunition. Images of him at a massive military parade in the capital of Pyongyang in July, alongside Mr Kim and the medal-laden North Korean military brass, was a strong sign of a vigorous effort by Moscow to reach out to the North. Mr Shoigu said joint military drills are possible.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang in what the US saw as part of Moscow’s efforts to negotiate for supplies of North Korean munitions The US said North Korea sold some munitions to Russia’s private military contractor, Wagner, in November. While Washington has warned Pyongyang against sending weapons to Russia, which would violate a United Nations embargo on any arms shipments to and from North Korea, observers say there is little the US could do in response.They note that Moscow could share advanced nuclear, missile and submarine technology with Pyongyang in exchange for arms supplies, a move that could embolden Mr Kim and raise major threats to regional security.
Iran is expected to initially provide the materials and technology, with the plant gradually shifting to domestically produced components. Russia has increasingly used another new asset in recent months: gliding aerial bombs. With a pair of winglets and a satellite navigation module, old Soviet-made bombs have been transformed into highly efficient “smart” weapons.
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