Blinken Expresses Strong Disapproval of North Korea’s Military Support to Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken strongly condemned North Korea’s military support to Russia during his visit to South Korea.

On the 9th, Reuters reported that Blinken made this comment during a meeting with Jo Tae-yong, the National Security Office chief, in Seoul, citing the U.S. State Department.

South Korea, the U.S., and Japan are viewing the cargo movement from North Korea to Russia as North Korea’s support for Russian weapons and military equipment. North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region of the Russian Far East last September. They agreed to strengthen military cooperation but denied any weapons trade.

Secretary Blinken will meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol in the afternoon and hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Park Jin. Blinken and Park are expected to discuss suspicions about North Korea’s supply of weapons to Russia. In addition, they are likely to emphasize the need for U.S.-Korea cooperation in response to the unstable situation in the Middle East.

By. Kwon Seong Jin