North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to head to Russia and meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss, in part, selling weapons to aid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, according to top…
is expected to head to Russia and meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss, in part, selling weapons to aid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, according to top US officials.
“We have information that Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue, to include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia,” Watson said in a statement. Should Kim agree to trade weaponry, Putin could send him technology for nuclear powered submarines and satellites, officials told the outlet.Kim would also likely seek food supplies for his hunger-plagued nation.
“Russia has been forced to turn to rogue regimes to try to obtain weapons and equipment to support its military operations. That is in part because of the sweeping sanctions and export controls that we have imposed,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference last week.Another is China, Russia’s neighbor who has helped the Kremlin muddle through the international fallout from the bloody conflict.
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