US Intel Suggests Russia Plans to Buy Millions of Rockets from North Korea
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Russia is reportedly looking to bolster its Ukraine war arsenal with the help of North Korea.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Tuesday that Russia "is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use in Ukraine." A White House national security spokesperson later said there were "no indications that that purchase has been completed and certainly no indications that those weapons are being used inside of Ukraine." The New York Times (Lean Left bias) first reported on the "newly declassified intelligence," and framed it as "a sign that global sanctions have severely restricted its supply chains and forced Moscow to turn to pariah states for military supplies."
Russia has increasingly sought outside support for its war effort in Ukraine. Days before the intel was declassified, Russia received its first shipments of Iranian-made drones. Russia's military has also looked to mercenaries from Syria and elsewhere to fight alongside it in Ukraine.
The report was covered by news sources across the political spectrum. Reports from all sides focused on experts who said the move was a sign of Russia's desperation amid harsh sanctions from the U.S. and other countries.
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