South Korea, Japan, and the United States “strongly condemn” North Korea’s transfer of weaponry to Moscow, the allies said in a joint statement Thursday, adding that Pyongyang has made “several” such sales.
Both Russia and North Korea, longtime allies, are subject to a slew of international sanctions, Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine and Pyongyang for nuclear weapons testing.
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin conducted a high-profile summit in Russia’s far east in September, fueling Western worries that Pyongyang would help Moscow with weaponry for its war in Ukraine.
