Russia will send advanced space tech to North Korea, Blinken says

Russia is closing in on sending its advanced space technology to North Korea and could also soon accept Pyongyang as a nuclear power, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday during a visit to South Korea.

The comments come as Russia ramps up its military alliance with North Korea, as its troops fight alongside the Kremlin's soldiers in Ukraine, and after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea Monday.

"The DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment and training," Blinken said on the trip to Seoul. "Now we have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with Pyongyang."