Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13.
After a year and a half of high-intensity combat in Ukraine, Russia’s ammunition stocks have been heavily depleted, and US officials warned that North Korea and Russia were mulling potential deals to replenish supplies for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
North Korea has a substantial arsenal on the Korean peninsula.
It’s a life-or-death race, with Putin apparently counting on support waning for Ukraine as the US enters a presidential election season.
Putin appears to be extending a potential lifeline to Kim, apparently dangling the carrot of access to Russian technology.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Stringer, Sergei Shoigu, Russia –, It’s, Putin, Kim, “
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North, Russian, NATO, Ukraine, North Korea “
Locations:
Pyongyang, Ukraine, Korea, Russia, North Korea, Europe