State department warns such a move could destabilise the peninsula, as South Korea considers arming UkraineVladimir Putin’s suggestion that Russia could supply weapons to North Korea is “incredibly concerning”, a senior US official has said, days after Putin and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, signed a defence pact that requires their countries to provide immediate military assistance if either is attacked.Matthew Miller, a US state department spokesperson, said the provision of Russian weapons to Pyongyang “would destabilise the Korean peninsula, of course, and potentially … depending on the type of weapons they provide … violate UN security council resolutions that Russia itself has supported”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/21/us-concerned-vladimir-putin-weapons-north-korea-asia-tour
Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
Publish date : 2024-06-21 14:37:04
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