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The White House revealed through satellite photos that North Korea provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of weapons.
It is said that weapons support had already begun even before the North Korea-Russia summit.
It was also raised that Russia may have provided cutting-edge military equipment that North Korea wanted in return.
This is correspondent Wang Jong-myeong in Washington.
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The White House released three photos, saying it had evidence that arms trade between North Korea and Russia was already underway.
The process of transporting a container containing North Korean weapons from North Korea to an ammunition depot in Russia was captured by satellite and exposed.
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″According to our information, North Korea has provided more than 1,000 containers worth of military equipment and ammunition to Russia in recent weeks.″
A photo released by the White House showed 300 containers shipped from North Korea’s Rajin Port being loaded onto a ship and arriving at Dunai Port in eastern Russia, then traveling across the continent via train to arrive at the Tikhoretsk ammunition depot in southwestern Russia.
According to the White House’s explanation, North Korea’s weapons support began even before North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left for Russia for the summit, and North Korean weapons had already arrived at Russian ports the day before the summit.
North Korea’s Rajin Port was filmed on September 7, Chairman Kim’s departure was on September 10, North Korean weapons arrived in Russia on September 12, and the North Korea-Russia summit was held the next day.
In the end, predictions that the two leaders would meet and negotiate arms trade negotiations turned out to be wrong.
The White House condemned North Korea and Russia, saying it was a fait accompli that North Korean weapons would be used in the war in Ukraine.
They also disclosed information that North Korea wants Russian fighter jets and ballistic missile production equipment in return for weapons support, and that Russia may have already sent some supplies via ship.
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“We have already observed Russian ships unloading containers in North Korea, which may be the initial volume delivered by Russia.”
In particular, Russia recently began a new offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, suggesting the possibility that North Korean weapons are already being used on the battlefield.
This is Wang Jong-myeong of MBC News in Washington.
Video coverage: Taehyo Kim (Washington) / Video editing: Kyungtae Min
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2023-10-14 11:07:58
