National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. believes North Korea is “trying to make it appear as though they’re being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa.”
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a “significant number” of artillery shells to He declined to provide a specific estimate on the quantity of ammunition being sent to bolster the Russian effort.
The White House would not specify the mode of transportation or whether the U.S. or other nations would attempt to interdict the shipments to Russia. “We don’t believe that they are in such a quantity that they would change the direction of this war or tangibly change the momentum either in the east or in the south" where some of the heaviest fighting in Ukraine is taking place, Kirby said.
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