It was on Tuesday that John Kirby, a spokesman for the US National Security Council, stated that North Korea is trying to mask the arms exports by claiming that they are destined for countries in Africa and the Middle East. He then said that it was about “considerable amounts” of ammunition, without elaborating further.
Have no plans
North Korea rejects the US accusations as baseless, according to KCNA. A statement from the Ministry of Defense claims that North Korea has never made arms deals with Russia and that it is not planning any.
In September, the United States stated that Russia was then about to buy rockets and other military equipment from North Korea.
In July, North Korea formally recognized the two so-called People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine, which were proclaimed by Russian-backed separatists with close ties to Moscow after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014.