Russian dictator Vladimir Putin does not rule out supplying weapons to the DPRK, where he recently signed a defense treaty with the supreme leader of the Asian state, Kim Jong-un.
He announced this on June 20, when he went on a visit to communist Vietnam.
Putin did not exclude the possibility of Russia supplying weapons to the DPRK
Putin said that Moscow could send missiles to Pyongyang, calling it a mirror response to Western countries transferring weapons to Ukraine.
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— We reserve the right to supply weapons to other regions of the world. Taking into account our agreements with (North Korea), I also do not exclude this, — he said.
According to the dictator, the Russian Federation expects that its cooperation with North Korea will be a deterrent for the West. Putin said that the need to use soldiers from the DPRK in the war against Ukraine — no.
He also made threats towards South Korea regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine. According to him, Seoul will make a “big mistake” and that Moscow will allegedly respond in a way that the leadership of the Republic of Korea will not like ”.
Previously, the country's national security adviser, Chang Ho-jin, said that Korea may consider supplying weapons to Ukraine after concluding a cooperation and defense agreement between Russia and North Korea. He also proposed changing South Korea's policy regarding not providing lethal assistance to Ukraine.
