The Kremlin declined to comment on Thursday (31) when asked whether Russia is helping North Korea develop its missiles and other military technologies following Pyongyang’s test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
North Korea said it had tested the missile on Thursday, improving what it called “the world’s most powerful strategic weapon”, while Seoul warned that Pyongyang could obtain missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine.
The United States and the Western military alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) say some North Korean soldiers are in the Kursk region, a Russian border area that Ukrainian forces invaded in August and where they continue to hold territory. Several thousand more North Korean troops were headed there, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Moscow has neither directly denied nor confirmed the presence of North Korean troops on its territory, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying it is Russia’s business to decide whether or not to use North Korean troops.
When asked on a conference call on Thursday whether Moscow is helping North Korea with missiles or other military technology, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “I don’t have that information, it’s expert information and you you should ask the Ministry of Defense”.
Peskov referred to the importance of a comprehensive strategic partnership, which includes a mutual defense clause, signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the Russian leader’s visit to Pyongyang in June.
“Once again, I can only repeat that we remain committed to the treaty we signed, we remain committed to our interests in developing relations with our neighbor in all areas, and this should not worry and concern anyone,” Peskov said.
“It is the sovereign right of Russia and the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) to develop relations as neighboring states.”
Russia said on Wednesday that North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui was on her way to Moscow to hold strategic consultations with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, her second visit to Russia in six weeks.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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