US says Russia's purchase of North Korean weaponry for Ukraine war 'could include millions of rounds, rockets and artillery shells'
"It does demonstrate and is indicative of the situation that Russia finds itself in, in terms of its logistics and sustainment capabilities as it relates to Ukraine," says Pentagon press secretary.
Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said on Tuesday that "the information that we have is that Russia has specifically asked for ammunition." He said the US has seen indications Russia approached North Korea but said he had no other details, including whether money has changed hands or any shipments are in progress.
A US official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence determination, said on Monday that the fact Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that "the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions."
North Korea's ambassador to Moscow recently met with envoys from two Russia-backed separatist territories in the Donbass region of Ukraine and expressed optimism about cooperation in the "field of labour migration," citing his country’s easing pandemic border controls. The US has frequently downgraded and made public intelligence findings throughout the grinding war in Ukraine to highlight plans for Russian misinformation operations or to throw attention to Moscow's difficulties in prosecuting the war.
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