For war in Ukraine: Russia tends to increase the sale of weapons - AP

Journalists claim that US intelligence found that Russian Secretary of Defense Sergei Shoigu spoke during a visit to North Korea about an increase in the sale of arms for war in Ukraine. John Kirby National Security Council spokesman said the Russian Defense Minister made this proposal during his visit to the DPRK in the west on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Armistice in the Korean War. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Shogu to head the Russian delegation at the celebrations.

About it reports the publication Associated Press. The White House believes that Shoigu's proposal to strengthen cooperation with North Korea emphasized that the Kremlin began to depend on this country, as well as on Iran, in obtaining a weapon necessary for war against Ukraine, despite the fact that North Korea and Iran are largely isolated In the international arena because of their nuclear programs and human rights violations. "This is another example of the despair of Mr.

Putin because his military machine suffers from sanctions and export control. He uses huge reserves of weapons to try to conquer Ukraine, and he turns to countries such as North Korea, Iran and, Of course, he tries to reach China to get support for his military machine, "Kirby said.

The journalists of the publication reminded that in March the White House stated that he had gathered intelligence data, which indicate that Russia seeks to enter into an agreement with North Korea "food in exchange for weapons" in which Moscow would provide North Korea with the necessary food and other goods in Exchange for weapons with DPRK.

At the end of the last 2022, the White House stated that the Russian Wagner Russian PEC had adopted a party of weapons from North Korea to help strengthen their forces fighting in Ukraine. It is noted that both North Korea and Russia have previously denied US accusations of weapons. North Korea, however, embarked on the side of the war in Ukraine, insisting that the "hegemonist policy" of a West led by the United States forced Moscow to resort to hostilities to protect its interests.

"Baiden's administration states that the Kremlin's dependence on North Korea and Iran testifies to Russia," the journalists of the publication said.

Recall that on July 27, during the military parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, the public showed two big drones-Morning Star-4 and Morning Star-9, which in appearance are no different from the American legendary RQ-4 Global Hawal and MQ-9 Reaper earlier Focus wrote, on July 27, Russian Secretary of Defense Sergei Shoigu was present in North Korea. He was shown the North Korean M2020 tank, which is a mixture of Russian Armat and American Abrams.