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North Korea Sending Ammunition to Russia for War, White House Says


WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday accused North Korea of ​​surreptitiously shipping a “significant amount” of artillery shells to Russia to aid the war effort in Ukraine, a sign that Moscow is increasingly turning to other countries. pariah for military supplies as the conflict continued.

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear whether shells, which are being transported through the Middle East and North Africa, reached Russia. The United States does not believe that additional weapons will change the trajectory of the war.

“Our indications are that North Korea is secretly supplying and we will be monitoring to see if the shipments are received,” Mr. Kirby told reporters Wednesday, referring to the Republic. People’s Democracy of Korea. “Our information shows that they are trying to conceal the delivery method by passing them through to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.”

The Biden administration in September said Russia had buy artillery shells and missiles from North Korea. The United States is also concerned that Iran may be transporting drones and surface-to-surface missiles.

Mr. Kirby said that Russia has now gone beyond procuring such artillery and has made purchases. He did not elaborate on how the weapons were transported or whether the United States intended to attempt to intercept them.

The United States believes that Ukraine will continue to be able to defend itself should North Korean weapons reach Russia.

“We don’t believe this will change the course of the war,” Mr Kirby said.

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