““Because with the amount of military products they supply, they actually influence the intensity of hostilities””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Our biggest problem among all these allies of Russia is North Korea. Because with the amount of military products they supply, they actually influence the intensity of hostilities,” Budanov said on September 14 at a conference in Kyiv.
His words came at a time when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to deepen ties with Russia. Kyiv observes the arms shipments from Pyongyang to Moscow and feels their influence on the battlefield. “There is a direct dependence. They supply huge volumes of artillery ammunition, which is critical,” said Budanov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the capital of North Korea in June, where he signed an agreement on mutual defense with Kim Jong Un.
Western powers accuse North Korea of selling ammunition to Russia in violation of sanctions, which has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine for more than two and a half years.